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14m ago 06.58 EDT Some transfer news for you now as multiple reports are claiming that Viktor Gyökeres will undergo his Arsenal medical tomorrow. It has also been reported that he is expected to wear the iconic No14 shirt, previously held by the likes of Thierry Henry, Theo Walcott and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. View image in fullscreen Viktor Gyokeres for Sporting Lisbon. Photograph: Zed Jameson/PA Share

17m ago 06.54 EDT Tom Garry A trial that allows fans to drink alcohol while in the stands is being expanded to include 14 Women’s Super League and WSL 2 clubs from the new season, including all of the top-flight’s ‘big four’ teams. Every club across both divisions was offered the chance to take part. The full list of clubs whose home games will be included in the trial are: It follows a four-club trial that began in the second half of last season, enabling fans to drink from the stands the second-tier clubs Birmingham City, Bristol City, Newcastle United and Southampton, which saw 19 league fixtures included. No safety incidents were reported from any of those games. A subsequent fan survey found that 66% were in support of the trial going forwards, the league have said. Drinking in view of the pitch is prohibited in men’s professional football in England and Wales, under the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act of 1985, but the women’s professional game is not covered by that legislation. The WSL clubs included are: Arsenal (Emirates Stadium)

Chelsea (Kingsmeadow & Stamford Bridge)*

Everton (Goodison Park)

Liverpool (St Helens & Anfield)

London City Lionesses (Hayes Lane)*

Manchester City (Joie Stadium)

Manchester United (Leigh Sports Village & Old Trafford) The WSL2 clubs included are: Birmingham City (St Andrew’s)

Bristol City (Ashton Gate)

Crystal Palace (Sutton United)

Newcastle United (St James’ Park)*

Sheffield United (Bramall Lane)

Sunderland (Stadium of Light)

Southampton (St Mary’s Stadium) Share

38m ago 06.34 EDT If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our Moving the Goalposts newsletter for regular updates on women’s football. You’ll receive stories, features and interviews straight to your inbox twice a week. If there’s any time to sign up, it’s now! Share

42m ago 06.30 EDT Jonathan Liew “There is a counterfactual history of England’s Euro 2025 to be written in which Chloe Kelly does not post her astonishing social media tirade against Manchester City at the end of January. In which she does not get the move to Arsenal that rescues her career, does not win back her England place, does not rescue the quarter-final against Sweden or score the winning goal against Italy. And – quite frankly – it is a history in which England’s players are watching Sunday’s final from their sofas…” England’s unashamed icon: Chloe Kelly renews starring role at Euro 2025 Read more Share

50m ago 06.22 EDT The officials for Sunday’s final were announced last night: Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Assistant referees: Camille Soriano, Francesca di Monte

Fourth official: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

Reserve assistant referee: Susanne Küng

VAR: Willy Delajod

Assistant VAR: Christian Dingert

VAR supervisor: Dennis Higler Share

1h ago 06.10 EDT Keira Walsh has said she hopes Spain’s players are able to “just enjoy the game of football” when they face England in the Euro 2025 final on Sunday after their World Cup final victory two years ago was overshadowed by Luis Rubiales’s actions afterwards. England’s Keira Walsh hopes Spain can enjoy a controversy-free final after Rubiales affair Read more Share

1h ago 06.04 EDT Reflecting on England’s 2023 World Cup final defeat to Spain, Keira Walsh said: “Obviously it was a massive disappointment. From a collective we probably feel like we didn’t have our best performance that day. But as a football player you can become too emotional and if you pull too much on that then you can be too emotional. This is a new game, new team, we know what we bring in this tournament so we’re going to keep doing that and focus on the positives, not try and draw on that too much. “Obviously we think about it a little bit but, for us, we’ll put it to the side and focus on Sunday. As I said, we’ve got so many new players in this team who are really confident and can bring so many new things to this team which is exciting, so we can just focus on the positives.” View image in fullscreen England players looks dejected after losing the 2023 WomenWorld Cup final to Spain. Photograph: Nigel Keene/ProSports/Shutterstock Share

1h ago 05.58 EDT On the rivalry between England and Spain, Keira Walsh said: “It is a rivalry. There is respect between the teams and they play incredible football. We know that we can do on our day as well so it’s going to be an exciting game and hopefully it’s a good one for the fans to watch.” Share

1h ago 05.52 EDT England midfielder Keira Walsh spoke to the media yesterday to preview Sunday’s final. She said: “There’s a lot of respect between both the teams. I think the most important thing for them is that they can enjoy this final. There’s no controversy surrounding it. The girls deserve to be there, they play incredible football. So first and foremost, for them as human beings is that they can go out there and actually enjoy this game.” View image in fullscreen Keira Walsh during a press conference. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock Share

2h ago 05.34 EDT WSL2 fixtures announced The 2025-26 fixtures for the WSL2 – formerly known as the Women’s Championship – have also been released. Here are the games taking place on the opening weekend of the campaign, starting September 5: Sheffield United v Sunderland (5/9)

Southampton v Ipswich (6/9)

Birmingham v Bristol City (7/9)

Charlton v Crystal Palace (7/9)

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (7/9)

Portsmouth v Durham (7/9) Share

2h ago 05.26 EDT Here are the WSL games scheduled for the final week of the season, set to take place on the 16th or 17th May 2026: Brighton v Tottenham

Chelsea v Manchester United

Everton v Leicester

Liverpool v Arsenal

London City Lionesses v Aston Villa

West Ham v Manchester City Share

2h ago 05.12 EDT WSL fixtures announced The WSL fixtures for the 2025-26 season have been announced this morning. Here are the games taking place on the opening weekend of the campaign, starting September 5: Chelsea v Manchester City (5/9)

Arsenal v London City Lionesses (6/9)

Brighton v Aston Villa (7/9)

Liverpool v Everton (7/9)

Manchester United v Leicester (7/9)

Tottenham v West Ham (7/9) Share

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