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Women's football writer at the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-garry
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Understand Southampton have sacked manager Remi Allen, after just seven-and-a-half months in charge. The club are 8th in the Women's Championship table. #BarclaysWC More here for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/liv...

Liverpool's interim manager Amber Whiteley says she will put her "name in the hat" for the job permanently, but for now her primary focus is on preparing the team to face Crystal Palace #LFCwomen

A very personal interview with Kirsty Hanson by @suzywrack.bsky.social, about a great cause. #BarclaysWSL www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Interested to see how this goes. Clubs in the middle of the WSL have really struggled to identify suitable coaches. City and United opted to stay with coaches whose jobs might have been in jeopardy, Arsenal found an unexpected solution inside the club. The coaching market is very tough.

New: @theguardian.com understands Amber Whiteley is likely to remain in interim charge of Liverpool Women for the remainder of the WSL season, as the club prepares to undergo a comprehensive process to identify their next long-term boss in the meantime. #LFCwomen www.theguardian.com/football/liv...

⚽️🗞️ The #SJA2024 Football News Reporter category shortlist at the British Sports Journalism Awards… Adam Crafton – The Athletic David Ornstein – The Athletic Matt Hughes – Hughes Media Group Matt Law – The Telegraph Sami Mokbel – Mail Sport Tom Garry – The Guardian

Breaking: Liverpool Women have parted company with manager Matt Beard with the team seventh in the Women's Super League table. More on @theguardian.com

Sarina Wiegman: "It was an absolute team performance. We fought for every yard on the pitch." #Lionesses

The attendance here at Wembley is 46,550. #Lionesses

Excellent first-half performance from England against the world champions #Lionesses

Wales' Cheryl Foster MBE is retiring from refereeing to take on a role with the FA. A key figure in the world of refereeing who has certainly helped inspire more women to embark on careers as match officials. #BarclaysWSL

“Are they going to come in and splash tens of millions of pounds? No, but it gives us a really good platform to be able to look at that next level... building a stadium and building a training facility." Interview for @theguardian.com with Durham's new co-owners www.theguardian.com/football/202...

New: Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso by kissing her on the lips, and he has been fined more than €10,000. @swajones.bsky.social reports for the Guardian from Madrid www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Gals FC, the recreational football club with a core principle of never keeping the score. By @tomjgarry.bsky.social

Do you need to keep track of the score, to enjoy football? At recreational women's club 'Gals FC', the answer is 'no'. Their non-competitive approach has seen them go from 7 players to in 2022 to now having more than 200. This is their story, for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

New: Chloe Kelly and Lucy Parker have joined the England squad, as Beth Mead and Lotte Wubben-Moy are withdrawn with injuries. #Lionesses

Exclusive interview: Leicester City's in-form winger Missy Goodwin chats about how Amandine Miquel encourages her to take players on more, recalls her younger years playing badminton and cricket, and looks ahead to facing her old club Aston Villa tomorrow. #LCFC www.theguardian.com/football/202...

@bayfc.com goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland has announced her immediate retirement from professional soccer.

Quarter-final schedule confirmed for the #WomensFACup (all times GMT)... Saturday 8 March Man Utd v Sunderland, 17:15 Sunday 9 March Man City v Aston Villa, 12:30 (Live on BBC One) Arsenal v Liverpool, 14:30 Chelsea v Crystal Palace, 14:30 The non-TV games are all live on YouTube & the FA Player.

And a big update for #ManCityWomen & #Lionesses fans: Gareth Taylor says Alex Greenwood "had her first on-pitch session today" and Lauren Hemp got back on the grass last week. Both are training individually and it's still too soon to put an exact date on their returns, but they're both progressing.

Gareth Taylor says right-back Kerstin Casparij will miss Man City's WSL game v Liverpool this Sunday because of the concussion protocols, but she will be available for the Netherlands afterwards. For Sunday, Taylor seems very hopeful that Naomi Layzell will be ready to play instead. #ManCityWomen

Here are the Women's Champions League quarter-final kick-offs (all in March, all times CET): 18th 18:45 Real Madrid-Arsenal 21:00 Bayern-Lyon 19th 18:45 Wolfsburg-Barca 21:00 Man City-Chelsea 26th 18:45 Lyon-Bayern 21:00 Arsenal-Real Madrid 27th 18:45 Barca-Wolfsburg 21:00 Chelsea-Man City #UWCL

Full Women's Champions League quarter-final draw: Real Madrid v Arsenal Manchester City v Chelsea Wolfsburg v Barcelona Bayern Munich v Lyon #UWCL

A court has heard Sam Kerr was “terrified” for her life during a taxi ride after the driver locked the doors and windows before speeding and swerving, which led to her partner smashing the car’s window in an attempt to escape. More here from the Guardian news team www.theguardian.com/football/202...

England winger Chloe Kelly has accused Manchester City of attempting to 'assassinate her character', as she leaves to join Arsenal on loan for the remainder of the season. Story: @tomjgarry.bsky.social

The 153-times capped Australia midfielder Emily Van Egmond has signed for #BarclaysWC club Birmingham City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Keira Walsh's move to Chelsea from Barcelona has progressed well today and all parties are understood to be confident the deal will be completed in time. Whether or not an official announcement will be made tonight is unclear, but the expectation is that Walsh will be a Chelsea player. #ChelseaFCW

We understand Laura Wienroither is set to go on loan to Man City from Arsenal for the rest of the season. Almost 'done'. Deal is not dependant on any Chloe Kelly deal. Wienroither was unlikely to get much gametime at Arsenal, whereas City will be thrilled to bolster their defence. #MCWFC

Leicester City have completed the signing of the Iceland forward Hlín Eiríksdóttir. Good boost for Amandine Miquel's side in attack. #BarclaysWSL #LCFCWomen

Brighton have recalled 19-year-old goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor from her loan spell with Plymouth Argyle and she has now joined Championship side Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season instead. #BarclaysWC #Pompey

Leicester City boss Amandine Miquel on transfer deadline day, asked if LCFC could be busy today: "Until it’s not 11pm I’d say anything can happen, both ways. We’ll stay active until the last second, like in any game." #LCFCwomen

The Guardian understands Crystal Dunn is set to have a medical at PSG today. Her exit from Gotham by mutual decision was announced yesterday.

The West Ham United defender Shannon Cooke has joined Birmingham City on loan for the rest of the season. She says: “I think it’s clear to see all of the work that’s going into the club to help them progress and be successful and I’m really excited to be a part of that.” Photo credit to #BCFCwomen

Georgia Stanway has knee operation in blow to #Lionesses before Euro 2025 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We understand Barcelona have accepted a bid from Chelsea for Keira Walsh overnight, and the England midfielder is expected in London soon for her medical. Still work to do to get it done before 23:00 GMT, but the two clubs have an agreement. More on @theguardian.com #ChelseaFCW

Chelsea are hoping to pull off a sensational deadline-day move to sign the England star Keira Walsh from Barcelona, the Guardian understands. The WSL champions and current leaders have held advanced negotiations with the European champions. More here. #BarclaysWSL www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Great to be back on the Guardian Women’s Football Weekly discussing this weekend’s WSL action, as well as the proposals for reform of tiers 3-6 in England www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

Confirmation of the kick-off dates and times for the two Subway Women's League Cup semi-finals next week: Chelsea v West Ham – Wed 5 Feb, 7pm kick-off (Kingsmeadow) Arsenal v Manchester City – Thurs 6 Feb, 7pm kick-off (Meadow Park) All times GMT. #SubwayWLC

arsenal are the biggest club in women's football. why do they so rarely act (or play) like it? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of the Sweden centre-back Josefine Rybrink on a free transfer until the end of the season. She will wear the number 12 shirt for the WSL side. #SpursWomen

Marc Skinner gives an update on MUFC forward Geyse: "She’s still with her family. There’s a period of mourning they're undertaking. She’ll come back maybe before the Tottenham game, but we’re playing it by ear and making sure she’s OK. It’s an extremely sad time." #MUwomen #BarclaysWSL

Allowing B teams from WSL and Championship clubs to play in the Women’s National League has been proposed as part of plans to restructure tiers three to six of the English pyramid from the 2026-27 season. Exclusive from @tomjgarry.bsky.social

Exclusive: FA proposes introduction of B teams as part of a planned expansion of tiers 3-6 of the English women's pyramid www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The Japan legend Saki Kumagai is on the verge of joining the Women's Championship side London City Lionesses from Roma, @theguardian.com understands. The 2011 World Cup winner is set to play in the English second tier. #BarclaysWC

Interview: Hayley Ladd discusses her January move to Everton, why she needed to "rip the bandage off" and why she'll always admire Manchester United's supporters. #BarclaysWSL www.theguardian.com/football/202...

the women's world record transfer fee has doubled in the space of a year. at this rate of progress it passes the neymar fee (£200m) around 2032-33

Sources: The USA defender Naomi Girma is set to undergo a medical at Chelsea later this week after agreeing personal terms to transfer to the WSL club from San Diego Wave for a world-record fee of $1.1m (£890,000). More here for @theguardian.com #BarclaysWSL #NWSL www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Asked why Chloe Kelly was not in the Manchester City squad tonight, Gareth Taylor says the England winger picked up an ankle problem in training. Asked about reports of Manchester United hoping to sign Kelly on loan, Taylor says: "I know nothing about that." #ManCityWomen #BarclaysWSL