The players claimed unjust treatment on international duty that pales in comparison to that of the high-flying men's national team ..read more

This leaves only two remaining bids for the voters to choose from: one from Brazil, and a joint bid from Belgium/Germany/Netherlands ..read more

Despite being a hotbed of soccer, the women's game is still developing in South America. A World Cup might supercharge that development ..read more

Though many details are likely to change, Brazil's bid book offers a blueprint for everything from scheduling to financials ..read more

Explaining what the changes mean for player recovery and leagues around the world ..read more

The first Women’s Club World Cup will take place in January and February of 2026, FIFA has confirmed. A 16-team tournament will take place every four years with the first edition set to take place in 20 months’ time in a host country that has not yet been announced. The scheduling will see the competition played during the domestic season in European leagues and between the group stage and knockout rounds of the Champions League. North America’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season typically starts in March. The decision was made at a meeting of the FIFA Council ..read more

Brazil’s bid to stage the 2027 Women’s World Cup has been rated higher than the rival joint-bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (BNG) in a new FIFA report evaluating the options. Football’s world governing body delivered the assessment as part of a World Cup bid evaluation report published on Tuesday. Brazil scored higher on a number of key technical scores, including stadiums, accommodation, fan zones and transport infrastructure. A summary from the report said: “The Brazilian Football Association and the Brazilian government have shown support for the bid ..read more

Following the men's tournament in 2026 in North America seemed a good idea at first but things have changed ..read more

FIFPro, the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Nike, and Leeds Beckett University have joined forces to launch a research project aimed at reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in women’s football. An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone to your shinbone. ACL injuries — which often lead to many months out injured — are more common in women’s football than men’s, with statistics showing that women are two to six times more likely to suffer from such ..read more

At international and club level, the strength of soccer in Mexico is thriving thanks in part to support in the U.S ..read more