Following a two-week long international break, the Premier League returns with Manchester City and Liverpool locking horns at the Etihad Stadium for a mouth-watering contest on Saturday lunchtime.
Last season's top two are both chasing different targets heading into the latter stages of this campaign, with the Citizens seeking to close the gap to league leaders Arsenal and the Reds battling to make the top four.
Whilst this is the 19th time that Bayern and Dortmund face each other while occupying the top two places in the Bundesliga table, it’s only the fifth time that BVB lead Bayern in the standings across those occasions. This happened most recently on matchday 28 of 2018-19, when Bayern hammered Dortmund 5-0 at the Allianz Arena to overtake their rivals and eventually win the Bundesliga title.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he may have to gamble on striker Erling Haaland's fitness for Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool.
Here's the Top 10 things to look out for in the Premier League this weekend.
Ahead of that fourth versus second ‘six-pointer’ on Sunday, Saturday morning sees Brighton – two points off the bottom – take on Manchester United who are top on goal-difference.
Two winners from Week 1 come together in San Diego as Wave FC and North Carolina look to keep up their hot starts.
Chicago Red Stars welcome Houston Dash with both sides looking to pick up their first win of the season.
Racing Louisville hosts its first regular season contest at Lynn Family Stadium as the club welcomes the 2021 champions Washington Spirit.
Gotham FC had an impressive opener against Angel City bolstering the hosts of OL Reign who will be entering with motivations following a season opening loss against Spirit.
Orlando Pride host Angel City, both sides are entering off the back of losses in Week 1.
In matchday two of the 2023 NWSL season, the Current host Thorns in a rematch of the 2022 NWSL Championship which saw the latter win a record-third title.
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The iconic 37-year-old forward spent close to a year stuck on the sidelines after damaging anterior cruciate ligaments. Marta returned to action at the SheBelieves Cup in February, but is now heading back to the treatment table.
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has endorsed the country’s bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which would be the first ever held in Latin America.
A top game in the second round of Damallsvenskan. Last year's third placed Linköping showed form in their opener, winning 3-1 away against KIF Örebro while the reigning champions Rosengård lost points at home, drawing with Piteå.
Lyon will be hoping to continue their quest for a domestic double when they visit Stade Océane for a date against Le Havre on Sunday.
Second-placed Real Madrid will be aiming to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to Barcelona last week when they face struggling Levante Las Planas at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Friday night.
A long winter break is over and Denmark's top league is finally starting up again! At the moment, the defending champions HB Køge are in top, followed by Brøndby IF and Fortuna Hjørring in third.
blockbuster, with six teams battling it out for either the Premiership or a top-four spot throughout a monster final weekend of action.
Log leaders CF Monterrey will be looking to bounce back when they travel to 12th placed U.N.A.M Pumas on Saturday after being held to a 1-1 at home to U.N.A.L Tigres last weekend.
Chelsea have knocked out UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon in a quarter-final of rare drama, digging deep to level the tie at the end of extra time before prevailing on penalties.
Wolfsburg are through to their eighth UWCL semi-final after Alex Popp's 20th-minute goal made the difference against Paris Saint-Germain, who levelled on the night but could not overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit.
With her penalty saves, the Chelsea keeper was the game-changer.
Scored a stunning goal for Wolfsburg, was competitive throughout and showed immense leadership to the rest of her side.
Watch the Chelsea winning moment! Ann-Katrin Berger saves Lindsey Horan's penalty and Chelsea move on to the semi-finals of the UWCL.
The Blues will meet Barcelona in the semi-finals, the same team who beat them in the 2021 final.
Wolfsburg will face Arsenal in the semi-final, a team the Germans knocked out of the competition last year at the quarter-final stage.
Herve Renard has been appointed as the new head coach of the France women’s national team, replacing Corinne Diacre following her recent dismissal.
Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood will miss the rest of the season with a thigh injury. The New Zealander, who joined on loan in January, was injured on 11 March but still went on international duty during the break, although he did not play.
Mason Mount is interested in joining Bayern Munich and reuniting with Thomas Tuchel after the former Chelsea manager was appointed by the German club last week. Mount’s contract expires at the end of next season and the uncertainty over his future could lead to him being sold this summer.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has hinted that he is keen to stay at the club beyond the end of the season when his current contract expires.
The Premier League has tightened its ownership rules to block anyone found to have committed human rights abuses from running a club.
The armbands - which feature rainbow colours - were not permitted to be worn at the men's World Cup last year, and recent reports have suggested that FIFA is yet to make a decision on whether they will be permitted in Australia and New Zealand this summer.
England and Arsenal star Beth Mead has accused the Ballon d’Or of treating its women’s award as a ‘tick box’ and ‘token’, suggesting that FIFA’s approach to recognising the women’s game is ‘much better’ because of how included its female categories are in the overall ceremony.
The 30-year-old right-back, who joined Everton from Arsenal in July 2021, will leave Everton this summer to return to her native Germany and join Frauen-Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
The 22-year-old midfielder has signed with Angel City on a two-year contract. Camberos comes from Club América following the two clubs' preseason friendly matchup in March.
The Australian has signed with Norwegian champions SK Brann in Toppserien for the upcoming season. The forward makes the move from Brisbane Roar in A-League Women.
West Ham defender Lucy Parker has publicly criticised the club over the lack of opportunity for the women’s team to play at the London Stadium this season.
Don't worry! You don't have to wait until the weekend for club football to kick off again. The exciting second decisive legs of the UWCL quarter-finals kicked off Wednesday and will continue Thursday, more open that ever before with both ties standing at 1-0.
Stamford Bridge is set for a super Women's Champions League clash with hosts Chelsea having the lead 1-0 against the title holders after first leg
An extra boost for Lyon is that Ada Hegerberg did injury comeback on Saturday and scored in her first touch, against Guingamp.
The winners will face Barcelona in the semi-final.
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In Thursday's other quarter-final Wolfsburg will defend a 1-0 lead against PSG and the game can also be watched for free on DAZN Youtube channel. The winners will face Arsenal in the semi-final.
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Liverpool are reportedly eager to sign Eintracht Frankfurt's Evan Ndicka on a free transfer, with the defender set to leave the club in the summer.
Teenage talent Justin Kumi has attracted the attention of a number of clubs around Europe, with teams like Barcelona and PSV interested in the Sassuolo youngster.
Tottenham are “urgently seeking further clarification” after the club’s managing director of football, Fabio Paratici, had his ban in Italy extended worldwide.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi passed 100 international goals as he scored his seventh international hat-trick in a friendly win at home to Curacao.
Stamford Bridge is set for a super UWCL clash with hosts Chelsea having the lead 1-0 against the title holders after first leg. The winners will face Roma or Barcelona in the semi-final.
Having lost for the first time in the 19 home opening legs they have played in this competition, Lyon now hope to avoid their first elimination at an away ground since departing the 2008/09 semi-finals at Duisburg.
Chelsea showed their ability to soak up pressure and counter effectively in the first leg.
An extra boost for Lyon in the return game is that Ada Hegerberg did injury comeback on Saturday and scored with the first touch against Guingamp. Amel Majri also started for the first time since maternity leave.
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Wolfsburg edged a nervy first leg 1-0 at Parc des Princes thanks to a Dominique Janssen penalty, after Élisa de Almeida had been dismissed for the handball that conceded it. Her suspension is bad news for a Paris team already missing defenders Paulina Dudek and Amanda Ilestedt due to injury.
Last six games: LWWWLW
Last match: Bayern München 1-0 Wolfsburg, 25/03
Where they stand: 2nd in Frauen-Bundesliga, German Cup semi-finals
Last six games: WLWWWW
Last match: Montpellier 0-1 Paris, 26/03
Where they stand: 2nd in Division 1 Féminine, French Cup final
The Wolfsburg star Lena Oberdorf takes us through her phone.
It was 1-0 to Bayern at kick-off in north London, but within half an hour the Gunners led on aggregate thanks to Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius. They had plenty more chances, but two goals proved enough to send them through.
A goal up from last week's keenly contested first leg, Barcelona started well and were rewarded when Fridolina Rolfö fired in following Asisat Oshoala's knockdown.
"Involved in many dangerous situations [for Arsenal], very variable runs into space, always available and high passing quality and intelligent play. Defensively very good in one-ones and backward movements. Strong finish from distance."
"Scored two goals [for Barça] and constantly caused problems to the Roma defence, both by linking up with her team-mates and when she was one-on-one with opponents."
Camp Nou responds to impressive Barça Femení with 54,667 in attendance!
Will face Chelsea or Lyon in the semi-final.
Will face Wolfsburg or PSG in the semi-final.
In front of a record crowd (21,307) for a UWCL game in England, Frida Maanum scored a stunner to level the tie up for Arsenal.
Belgium made it two wins from two under new coach Domenico Tedesco as they beat Euro 2024 hosts Germany in a friendly.
Luis de la Fuente tasted defeat for the first time as Spain head coach on Tuesday, as La Roja were soundly beaten by Scotland in their Euro 2024 qualifying match at Hampden Park.
The Turkey international was subbed off at minute 38. He appeared to have suffered a muscle injury in his left thigh and was replaced by Ismail Yuksek.
So far, so good. Wales built on their draw in Croatia by claiming their first Euro 2024 qualifying win courtesy of Kieffer Moore’s first-half header against Latvia.
Sensational Scotland took a seismic leap in their bid to reach consecutive European Championships by stunning Spain in a heroic triumph.
Barcelona take 1-0 lead to Camp Nou and the winners will face either Lyon or Chelsea in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final.
Barcelona have won all their four UWCL games at Camp Nou over the last 12 months, totalling 19 goals in front of a combined 258,888 fans. Much focus will be on long-time Barcelona player Vicky Losada, now at Roma.
The odds favour the home side (still perfect in Liga F), but Roma pushed Wolfsburg hard in the group stage and might yet give Barcelona their sternest Camp Nou test yet.
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The Arsenal boss says his side can beat anyone as they look to overturn a first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich. The Gunners have not reached the UWCL semi-finals in a decade but are the only English side to win the tournament.
19,600 tickets tickets had been sold by Tuesday lunchtime for the Emirates Stadium clash where Bayern lead 1-0 from first leg. The winners will face PSG or Wolfsburg in the semis.
All the first legs ended 1-0, but of those four winners only Bayern were at home, Lea Schüller's header meaning Arsenal are the sole hosts this week needing to overturn a deficit.
Bayern also had an impressive Saturday defeat of Wolfsburg making it 14 victories in a row as well as taking them top of the Frauen-Bundesliga.
The Arsenal manager made three substitutions for the Spurs game on Saturday giving Manuela Zinsberger, Rafaelle Souza, and Laura Wienroither time to rest. Jonas Eidevall is expected to name an unchanged lineup for the UWCL second leg.
Alexander Strauss only made one change for the game against Wolfsburg by replacing striker Lea Schüller with Jovana Damnjanović. The German international who scored the decisive goal in the first leg is expected to return to the starting XI, Strauss will probably start the same eleven players as in the first leg game.
Arsenal were twice denied by last-ditch blocks in the first leg of their UWCL quarter-final against Bayern.
Lina Hurtig and Amanda Ilestedt are injured and Hedvig Lindahl is not in Peter Gerhardsson's latest squad for the upcoming April friendlies against Denmark and Norway. Notable is also that Amanda Nildén, who has been injured, is selected for the U-23 team instead and that Hammarby's Matilda Vinberg gets the chance.
Sarina Wiegman has handed recalls to Hannah Hampton and Esme Morgan while uncapped Lucy Parker also returns to the fold as England prepare for back-to-back fixtures against Brazil and World Cup co-hosts Australia in April.
The injured Arsenal forward is unlikely to make World Cup, says England coach Sarina Wiegman. Player of the tournament in the Lionesses' Euro 2022 triumph, ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in November.
The returns of Julie Ertz and NWSL MVP Sophia Smith highlight the USA's 26-player roster for a pair of upcoming April friendlies against Ireland.
From World Cup titles to equal pay disputes, Alex Morgan’s career has inspired action across the globe, and as she unveils her new foundation, she hopes to continue supporting women and girls in football.
According to reports, Hervé Renard has left his post of Saudi Arabia men’s national team manager. The former Lille men's head coach is the French FA’s sole candidate to replace Corinne Diacre who was dismissed from her position amid a player exodus. It remains to be seen whether Renard will be in charge of Les Bleues for their upcoming April friendlies against Colombia and Canada.
Craig McPherson approached Alonso at the end of a dramatic Scottish Women's Premier League clash. The incident happened at the full-time whistle after Celtic equalised in the 99th minute.
Barcelona's four UWCL home games at the Camp Nou, all against seasoned opposition, have been particularly spectacular.
Bayern edged a 1-0 win against Arsenal thanks to Lea Schüller's header, although the Gunners had two shots cleared off the line.
Wolfsburg's tie with PSG was perhaps the most anticipated of the four ties but the first leg was more tense then thrilling.
Guro Reiten's goal was enough for Chelsea to come away from OL Stadium with a 1-0 advantage to take to Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Lyon have already been to the London and won 1-0 this season against Arsenal in December and that night the flying winger was the visitors' most potent threat.
The Australian Arsenal winger dominated down the left flank and hit the post with one curling shot in first leg. It was far from her first excellent European performance this season.
Although not always a starter for Roma, the former Barça player ought to play a role in the second leg, having proved a threat when coming off the bench at Stadio Olimpico.
Played a big role in Wolfsburg's 1-0 away win, the decisive penalty coming when her header was handled by Élisa de Almeida, who also received a second yellow card.
Roma set a new attendance record for Italian women's football (39,454 fans) in the slim loss to Barcelona last week. But the team, who had never played at Stadio Olimpico before, was given a majestic Roma anthem sang by an adoring home crowd.
Tickets for the 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final at PSV Stadium in Eindhoven have gone on sale. The 35,000-capacity venue will be the first in the Netherlands to stage the final, which is scheduled to be played on Saturday 3 June.
Wrexham's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (and Blake Lively - co-owner Reynolds' wife), saw Wrexham set a new crowd record for a Welsh women's league game of 9,511 when the club won the North league (second tier).
In the top tier, Cardiff City FC were crowned Genero Adran Premier champions this weekend after a win 3-1 over The New Saints, securing City the Welsh league title for the first time in 10 years.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney hijacked an interview with Wrexham star striker Rosie Hughes after the team lifted the Genero Adran North title (second tier).
The two-time Ballon d'Or winner was applauded and then hugged by her Barcelona team-mates after her long-awaited return to training on Monday following an ACL injury, which the midfielder suffered on eve of Euros last summer.
Busquets opted to bring down the curtain on his incredible La Roja career after their last 16 exit at the 2022 World Cup, following a penalty shootout defeat to Morocco.
There had been concerns recently that the Slovak centre-half would miss the remainder of the season due to a struggle with lumbosciatalgia, an inflammation of one of the muscles and nerves close to the spine.
Nathan Ake scored twice as the Netherlands beat Gibraltar in Euro 2024 qualifying for the first win of Ronald Koeman's second spell in charge.
On Sunday, in the Lisbon derby in Liga BPI between Benfica and Sporting, a record attendance was broken in Portugal for a women's club game. In front of 27,221 supporters Benfica suffered their first league loss of the season, being defeated by Sporting (0-1).
With Ireland, Les Bleus met a tougher resistance than they did on Friday. Still, they dominated proceedings and strung together coherent attacking moves in Ireland’s half. But the Boys in Green were perfectly set up defensively to overload their penalty box and cut passing lanes.
Chaotic scenes unfolded at the end of Celtic and Rangers' dramatic SWPL 1 derby as tensions boiled over at Broadwood. Celtic manager Fran Alonso appeared to be headbutted by Rangers assistant Craig McPherson.
Caitlin Hayes' 99th minute leveller sealed a 1-1 draw for Celtic rescuing a point against Rangers to remain second in the Scottish Women’s Premier League and a point ahead of Rangers.
The Everton star took to Instagram to announce the birth of her baby daughter. The 31-year-old striker gave birth to 'Luella' on Saturday.
Another big surprise, Hedvig Lindahl with a clean sheet as her side Djurgården shocked Häcken and won 0-1 away against a gold favourite.
Hammarby begun with three points, after 2-0 against Vittsjö GIK, in front of 6,125 fans at Tele2 Arena.
Last season's third-placed, Linköping, opened with a 1-3 win away in a snowy Örebro.
Last season's fourth-placed, Kristianstad, also started their new campign with a 3-1 victory, home against IFK Kalmar.
Brommapojkarna drew 2-2 with newcomers IK Uppsala.
Not a bad way to introduce yourself to your new club & fans!
Australian Chelsie Dawber, who are on loan from Chicago Red Stars, scored the historical first goal for IFK Norrköping in their Damallsvenskan debut on Monday! Not only did the club debuted, they also went on to a historic first win, 2-1 against Växjö DFF after Vilma Koivisto's winner in the 75th minute.
There are fewer than four months to go until the World Cup, but single-match tickets have gone off sale. But New Zealand Fifa WWC 2023 chief operating officer Jane Patterson said fans can expect individual tickets to come back on sale.
Attackers Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen have both been named in Hege Riise's Norway squad for their upcoming April friendlies against Spain and Sweden. Graham Hansen returns after a muscle problem and a self-imposed break.
Manchester United have confirmed that their Norway international defender suffered a “long term” injury in their FA Cup tie with Lewes. The 29-year-old will miss the rest of the season and this summer's World Cup.
Japanese star Jun Endo's 40-yard screamer for Angel City got ruled out with fans taking to social media afterwards to share their frustration about the decision, with one writing: “Truly one of the worst VAR rulings I’ve seen”.
For Bilkisu Kandeh-Turay, representing her country should have been the pinnacle of her career. Yet, despite the arrival of Isha Johansen as the first female president of the Sierra Leone FA in 2013, it had turned into a nightmare.
The Final, which will be held on Sunday 14 May at Wembley Stadium, has now sold over 50,000 tickets.
A new attendance record could be set, with 49,094 fans witnessing Chelsea’s victory over Man City in last season’s Final.
The Semi-Finals of the competition are due to take place over the weekend of 15-16 April.
Belgium, Netherlands and Germany have been preparing this bid since 2020 and announced it on Friday, a day after FIFA's process to apply had opened. It's the first formal bid to be announced.
According to reports, head coach Jorge Vilda and the federation (RFEF) are not equally upset with every member of “Las 15” who left the squad in protest in September. In fact, there is a blacklist of three players above everyone else: Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí, Mapi León, and Mariona Caldentey.
It took just 11 minutes for the NWSL's No. 1 overall draft pick to score, and she did so in style. Thompson smashed a long-range finish to give Angel City the lead against Gotham FC.
Glasgow derby in SWPL as second-placed Celtic and third-top reigning champions Rangers meet at Broadwood Stadium. Both need a win to minimize the gap up to leaders Glasgow City.
Elsewhere in the title race, Arsenal kept up the pace with a stunning 5-1 victory away at local rivals Tottenham.
Nearly 28,000 fans saw Man Utd bounc back from defeat to Chelsea last time out with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford to go top of the WSL.
Over 22,000 fans watched a hard-fought affair between Everton and Liverpool (1-1) in the Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park.
Aston Villa kept up their unbeaten run with an impressive 5-0 victory against Leicester City.
While plenty of eyes might have been on the title race, Brighton’s trip to Reading was a key match in the relegation battle, with both sides hovering just above the drop zone.
An enthralling 2-2 draw edges both Reading and Brighton slightly further away from bottom side Leicester City.
Bayern Munich's attempts to wrestle the Frauen-Bundesliga title back off Wolfsburg were given a huge lift thanks to a 1-0 win. Georgia Stanway got the winner to cap a display that said much of the England star's status.
Roberto Mancini's side were in dire need of three points after a disappointing defeat to England in their Euro 2024 qualification opener, and they got just that thanks to first half goals from Retegui and Matteo Pessina.
England made it back-to-back wins to open their Euro 2024 qualifying group as they cruised to a 2-0 success against Ukraine.
Cristiano Ronaldo extended his goals and appearances records as Portugal enjoyed a 6-0 win in Luxembourg. Ronaldo made a world-record 197th appearance – overhauling the previous record set by Kuwait striker Bader al-Mutawa – in Thursday’s win over Liechtenstein, scoring twice in the 4-0 success.
Manager Antonio Conte has left Tottenham Hotspur by mutual consent after 16 months in charge.
Mille Gejl's strike lifts North Carolina over Kansas City in season opener.
Late Alex Morgan penalty helps Wave FC edge Chicago in front of over 30,000 fans in San Diego.
Washington edges OL Reign thanks to Trinity Rodman's distance effort in front of record home opener crowd.
Midge Purce and Lynn Williams deliver Gotham FC comeback victory over Angel City.
Houston, Racing Louisville produce high-flying scoreless draw.
There were 11,281 at Audi Field, and 22,000 in Los Angeles. There were 15,204 in Portland and 30,854 in San Diego. All told, over 90,000 people attended a National Women's Soccer League game this weekend, and helped the league shatter its opening-week record.
Six goals in a manic 20 minutes that turned the finals race on its head and a Canberra United triumph that has swung the top-four hunt wide open.
That is before we get to a drought-ending goal for a Newcastle Jets captain and Michelle Heyman’s special record.
Goals from Steven Gerrard and Mark Gonzalez were enough to see a Sir Kenny Dalglish-led team of Anfield icons take the spoils on Saturday.
Rumours from Spain suggest that Lionel Messi may join Inter in the summer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has just over three months left on his contract with the Parisian side and a new deal is not guaranteed, meaning he could again be a free agent in the summer. (Source: Football Italia)
Sunday's match is Ukraine's opening fixture of the Euro 2024 qualification campaign and will be played against the backdrop of a more than year-long war in the country since Russia's invasion.
Fridolina Rolfo scored a second-half penalty as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of Liga F to 13 points.
Manchester United moved top of the Women's Super League and applied fresh pressure on Chelsea as they beat West Ham 4-0.
Joe Montemurro's Juventus secured second place and qualification for the next Champions League and continue the pursuit of leaders Roma.
Goals from Stina Blackstenius, Caitlin Foord, Kim Little and Frida Maanum secured our third straight win in the Women’s Super League.
Previously named after former FA president Julio Humberto Grondona, the complex hosted a ceremony on Saturday to comemorate Messi in front of a selection of his previous teammates.
Tottenham want to talk to Julian Nagelsmann about succeeding Antonio Conte as their manager. The club are expected to part company with Conte, his tenure gravely undermined last Saturday after an explosive rant about the players, and Nagelsmann has become available after his shock sacking by Bayern Munich.
Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals as France captain as the World Cup finalists began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win against the Netherlands.