Pro and semi-pro

Jun 28, 2020
4 min

Reece Land: female managers should be able to move into men's football

In his latest column Reece Land talks about how he believes one female manager moving into men's football will unlock the path for others.

Reece Land

Jun 13, 2020
4 min

Reece Land: short-term contracts, short-term thinking, short-term success

Why are contracts in women's football so short? And what effect does it have on the players? This and more in the latest column.

Reece Land

Jun 7, 2020
6 min

Reece Land: predictions for the transfer window and ones to watch next season

The upcoming transfer window, players to look out for next season, how teams will perform across the pyramid and more in the latest column.

Steph Fairbairn

Jun 4, 2020
4 min

Coffee break with... Georgia Clifford

We catch up with Oxford United Women centre-back Georgia Clifford about her career so far and her life during lockdown.

Reece Land

May 24, 2020
5 min

Reece Land: crazy tales of a women’s football agent

From fearing for his life on a trip abroad, to finalising Fran Alonso's move to Celtic - Reece Land details three of his craziest moments.

Reece Land

May 17, 2020
7 min

Reece Land: what it’s really like to be a football agent

As a football agent Reece Land represents over 80 female footballers worldwide. He gives us the inside track on what that really means.

Steph Fairbairn

May 16, 2020
10 min

Coffee break with… Gill Coultard

The England and Doncaster Belles legend talks about her football beginnings, her career and what she makes of women's football now.

Amanda Barr: the England legend driving female football in the North West

Steph Fairbairn

May 6, 2020
8 min

Amanda Barr: the England legend driving female football in the North West

Amanda Barr talks about her career, stepping away from the game to have a family, and launching RTB Development.

Reece Land

May 3, 2020
5 min

Reece Land: Women’s football is built on sand

Reece Land gives his thoughts on AFC Fylde Women disbanding, Reading FC furloughing the women's team, the transfer window and contracts.

Steph Fairbairn

May 1, 2020
2 min

Coffee break with... Hayley Crackle

We catch up with Coventry United and Northern Ireland defender Hayley Crackle about her football journey and how she's coping with lockdown.

Reece Land

Apr 25, 2020
3 min

Reece Land: Women’s football needs to grow from the bottom up

In his first column Reece Land talks about how he got into the women's game, and his vision for the future of women's football.

Steph Fairbairn

Apr 24, 2020
4 min

Coffee break with... Lisa Swanson

Striker Lisa Swanson talks to us about her 11-year stint at Rangers, a new challenge with Hearts and how she's coping with lockdown.

We need a firm plan to protect women’s football, says the WSA

Steph Fairbairn

Apr 18, 2020
6 min

We need a firm plan to protect women’s football, says the WSA

We speak to Reece Land of the WSA about the impact COVID-19 is having on clubs and players, FIFPRO's recent statement and the WSA's plan.

Steph Fairbairn

Apr 17, 2020
2 min

Coffee break with... Jennifer Cudjoe

We chat to Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe for the first in our 'Coffee break with...' series.

The Women’s Sports Alliance: a new body looking to protect and support female athletes

Steph Fairbairn

Mar 24, 2020
7 min

The Women’s Sports Alliance: a new body looking to protect and support female athletes

Reece Land, Joint Managing Director, tells us how the organisation will support female athletes and push for change in women's football.

Periods and performance: Yeovil Town Women and the importance of listening to your players

Steph Fairbairn

Mar 4, 2020
8 min

Periods and performance: Yeovil Town Women and the importance of listening to your players

We spoke to Ewan Greenhill, Head of Performance at Yeovil Town Women, about how the club take players' menstrual cycles into account.

Steph Fairbairn

Dec 31, 2019
5 min

2019: the year in 10(ish)

2019 has been an incredible year for women's and girls football. Here are some of the highlights.

Brighton and Bristol: why the Conti Cup matters

Steph Fairbairn

Oct 26, 2019
6 min

Brighton and Bristol: why the Conti Cup matters

Following Emma Hayes' calls to 'get rid of the Continental Cup' we take a look at why the competition matters for women's football.

Arsenal 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Gunners in cruise control as Seagulls fail to take flight

Steph Fairbairn

Sep 29, 2019
3 min

Arsenal 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Gunners in cruise control as Seagulls fail to take flight

Arsenal continued their winning start to the season with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Meadow Park.

Steph Fairbairn

Sep 20, 2019
3 min

Goals galore: The Conti Cup 2018-19

The Conti Cup 2018-19 boasted 222 goals in 57 matches. We take a look at the six highest scoring games, starting with Arsenal 9 - 0 Lewes.

{"items":["5ef8eac55b747900177b885f","5ee4f4943028a60017bd109f","5edceff72cff21001769831a","5ed939922a2c760017df842e","5ecaa87f00b7eb001721a17f","5ec18350785a66001773b6da","5ec0129f39e4d800177f4d1b","5eb2b01c9ce0900017dec3e0","5eaedee91c77f000b1be6ca7","5eabe1927a66ca0017796460","5ea3542881db880017223320","5ea0b2ca328d8600171d7af8","5e9b2c13e4bcf400179d3813","5e99667d4032ea0017065782","5e790a7a9fd3dd001747251f","5e5e91630d439600170d94e7","5e08d84cee88af0017e950af","5db06c5aabe3440017957213","5d90e7f33cf4bd00179360b9","5d83da35ffd9110017ab80ac"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1060,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(232,230,230,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":1060,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":1060,"galleryWidth":1092,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}