NWSL breaks all broadcast records with revamped season
October 26 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) completed its rearranged 2020 schedule reporting record breaking broadcast numbers with its new CBS TV deal.
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Joint German-Belgian-Dutch bid launched for Women’s World Cup 2027 hosting
October 19 – Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have unveiled plans for a joint bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2027.
Japan chooses 11 founding women’s teams for inaugural WE League
October 16 – Japan’s professional women’s league – The WE League – has picked its 11 founding clubs ahead of the inaugural 2021-22 season.
Women in Football report finds gender discrimination still dominates workplace
October 8 – A report by Women In Football has found that 66% of women have experienced gender discrimination in football.
German refereeing pioneer Bibiana Steinhaus calls it a day
September 1 – Bibiana Steinhaus, the first female to officiate a men’s Bundesliga match, has retired after taking charge of the German Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
UEFA reformats Women’s CL and issues tender for a boosted TV rights package
September 15 – UEFA has today launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of media rights for the Women’s Champions League 2021–25 cycle.
FIFA doubled spending on 2019 Women’s World Cup
By David Owen
August 31 – FIFA invested nearly twice as much in last year’s Women’s World Cup in France as in the tournament’s previous edition in Canada in 2015.
NWSL keep the 2020 ball rolling with unveiling of Fall series
August 26 – With most women’s leagues cancelled when the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc with schedules worldwide, the National Women’s Soccer League continues to carry the flag for the women’s game announcing that its 2020 season will resume on September 5.
Wiegmann ready for England job, but Dutch Olympic mission comes first
August 20 – New England women’s head coach Sarina Wiegmann (pictured) believes she will be working with a “world-class team” when she takes over the role in September next year.
2023 Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia shortlist England’s Neville for head coach
August 11 – Phil Neville has been shortlisted for the role of head coach of Australia Women. In June, the English FA announced that his contract with England would not be extended.
AC Milan Women open new account with Banco BPM
August 11 – AC Milan Women, who are ploughing their own sponsorship furrow separate to their men’s team, have announced Italian bank Banco BPM as their new shirt sponsor.
Breaking barriers: Dutch to trial woman in men’s senior team
August 5 – Dutch football is to pilot a scheme allowing a woman to play competitively in a men’s team, the KNVB has announced.
Covid-19 fears and a technical review push England to pull out of 2021 SheBelieves Cup
July 31 – England’s women’s national team have pulled out of next year’s SheBelieves Cup in the US, mainly because of existing uncertainties around the Covid-19 pandemic which has ravaged so much of the country.
NWSL numbers shatter records and put women’s league on the TV map
July 29 – Viewing figures from the US show record numbers for the women’s club game and a significant breakthrough for the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League).
NWSL gets all-star cast of owners for Los Angeles franchise
By Paul Nicholson
July 22 – Los Angeles is to get its first professional women’s team with a consortium led by Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman having been awarded a franchise by the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).