Women's football

Former Manchester City defender Esme Morgan has explained her decision to join National Women's Soccer League side Washington Spirit.

Amy Griffin's side have never lost a game, and are raising awareness off the field, too

Silly season is set to be a rather frantic one, with heaps of big names either set for a switch or attracting interest from elsewhere

From landing a dream NWSL move to making her Australia debut in Sam Kerr's iconic jersey, it's been some year already for the 24-year-old

The men's team have had a well-documented rise through promotion to League Two and now League One, but the women are also taking huge strides forward

The new head coach can only be encouraged by the quality her side showed in her first two matches in charge, but she now has some tough calls to make

Ahead of her taking on the USWNT with South Korea, Casey Phair's former coach has explained what makes her similar to American icon Tobin Heath.

The teenager has had a whirlwind year, breaking records in Australia, securing a deal with Nike and signing for NWSL side Angel City

The Arsenal star is the only recognised centre-forward in her country's squad, an issue the reigning European champions should look to address

The former Chelsea boss will need to make some big calls in the run-up to the Paris Games as she prepares to take charge of her first games

The Chelsea skipper joins Leah Williamson, Alex Greenwood, Jess Carter, Millie Turner and Maya Le Tissier in a stacked area of Sarina Wiegman's squad

After three trophy-laden years with Lyon, which included a Champions League title, the former France international has big boots to fill in London

Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor has been announced as Emma Hayes' replacement at Chelsea after her switch to the United States women's national team.

Aitana Bonmati is in the final year of her Barcelona contract and Chelsea are among three English clubs interested in the Ballon d'Or winner.

With Arsenal the only English side to have been crowned champions of Europe in the women's game, the country's list of UWCL winners is quite exclusive

Before battling it out for this year's Women's Champions League title, finalists Barcelona and Lyon are unsurprisingly well-represented in GOAL's XI

The England youth international had an excellent first season in the Women's Super League and looks sure to have a huge future

The Norway forward is eyeing her seventh continental crown in Bilbao on Saturday as she insists rumours of the French club's demise are incorrect

Alisha Lehmann has been taking in some ball-juggling fun with Douglas Luiz on a Brazilian beach, but who failed the challenge and let it hit the sand?

While the men's team continues to tie themselves in knots over Xavi's future, Barca Femeni are pursuing a third Champions League title in four years

The Blues have become experts at planning ahead within the women's game, and thus have a squad capable of winning more honours in the coming years

Champions Chelsea and runners-up Manchester City dominate our standings, but others at lesser-heralded clubs also impressed

The Blues looked like going trophy-less at one point this season - but their winning mentality eventually came through

The Blues have overcome plenty and shown the resilience instilled by their departing coach to secure a fifth-successive title

From a first Women's Super League triumph to three FA Cup titles in succession, this is every trophy the Blues have won under their legendary coach

Emma Hayes and Chelsea may well be crowned champions of England again on Saturday, but the Cityzens should be excited for the future

The Blues' icon has made some superb transfers during her 12 years so, as she gets set to leave to take charge of the USWNT, GOAL counts them down...

Five Lionesses feature in GOAL's best XI, which is largely made up of players from the title-chasing sides of Chelsea and Manchester City

Five potential starters are currently sidelined with fitness issues as the new coach prepares to name her first squad