Liverpool v Chelsea confirmed for BBC TVpublished at 16:00 3 October
16:00 3 October
Liverpool's Women's Super League game against Chelsea has been selected for broadcast by the BBC.
The match on Sunday 7 November will be shown live on BBC Two, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, with kick-off at 12:30 GMT.
The two sides previously met in the WSL back in May, when Liverpool ran out 4-3 winners in a dramatic encounter at Prenton Park.
Vilahamn on Naz's 'X-factor', centre-back partnerships & set-piecespublished at 15:23 3 October
15:23 3 October
Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter
Tottenham boss Robert Vilahamn has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Women's Super League game against Liverpool (kick-off 14:15 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Ella Morris is back in training but will be monitored before Sunday's game. Luana Buhler has recovered well from her return in the Women's League Cup but Shuang Wang and Amy James-Turner remain absent.
Vilahamn says he is "not concerned" by Tottenham's lack of shots v Aston Villa but admits they were "not happy" with their attacking performance.
He praised Jess Naz's development and says her "X-factor is one of the best in the league".
On Naz, he added: "She’s so strong, powerful, quick and she has the finishing to be a top player in this league and in this country playing with the Lionesses. Her next level is to be more consistent and to make sure she can handle other phases of the game. She is still quite young and still learning."
Vilahamn says new centre-back pairing Molly Bartrip and Clare Hunt are "communicating with the team well" and are building a good relationship.
One difference between the WSL and Sweden is the attention to detail on set-pieces, says Vilahamn. He describes it as a "good learning curve" for him.
He says he has been "impressed" by Liverpool's record signing Olivia Smith. "She is a talented player with enormous power," said Vilahamn.
Upcoming matches against Liverpool and Manchester United can help Spurs "get an answer on where we are," he adds.
Roord on WSL comeback, ACL recovery and aims for the seasonpublished at 11:09 2 October
11:09 2 October
Manchester City midfielder Jill Roord joined BBC Radio 5 Live's Women's Football Weekly podcast to discuss her return from injury, 249 days after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.
On how it felt to come on against Brighton at the weekend: "I didn’t think much about it, I didn’t really know what to expect and I just wanted to go out there and enjoy. But the reaction from the crowd was really nice and just a proud moment. A memory I will never forget."
On if she felt nervous going into challenges after her ACL injury: "Before getting back training with the team I was a bit worried that I would feel scared. But so far I haven’t. I feel really confident because I feel really strong and stronger than before."
On whether she was relentless in her recovery: "From day one I have been really focussed on getting back as soon as possible as good as possible. The whole journey was tough, but I enjoyed that feeling of getting better every day. I wasn’t too down when it happened, that helped me a lot. It’s been tough but I’m happy that I can feel this excitement again playing football."
On what she wants to achieve this season: "Win the league. We should have won it last year but we gave it away. We have such a good team and we are very ambitious and we still know the feeling from last season so that is definitely the goal."
White and Beattie question Uefa prioritiespublished at 07:13 2 October
07:13 2 October
Ellen White and Jen Beattie tell BBC Radio 5 Live’s Women’s Football Weekly podcast that player welfare is not a priority for Uefa after Chelsea and Manchester United’s Women’s Super League fixture was postponed due to the Champions League and issues with an increasingly busy schedule.
🎧 Roord returns and fixture frustrationspublished at 17:17 1 October
17:17 1 October
The latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Women's Football Weekly is now available on BBC Sounds.
In this week's podcast, Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines discuss Chelsea and Manchester United’s Women's Super League fixture being postponed due to the Champions League and issues with an increasingly busy schedule.
Plus hear from Manchester City's Jill Roord, who made her return at the weekend after recovering from an ACL injury.
Barclays invest £55m in women's gamepublished at 10:51 1 October
10:51 1 October
Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter
Barclays revealed they have invested a total of £55m in the women’s game as part of their new three-year agreement with the Women’s Super League.
Speaking at an event to celebrate girls football at St George’s Park last night, Barclays said their investment across women’s football matches the money they have agreed to put into the men’s game this year.
Last month, Barclays announced a new deal with the WSL which would see them give £45m in investment and marketing across three seasons.
The additional £10m which they revealed last night will be invested in grassroots football and resources across the rest of the pyramid.
Arsenal's Reid signs professional contractpublished at 09:06 1 October
09:06 1 October
Arsenal defender Katie Reid has signed her first professional contract with the club.
The 18-year-old centre-back joined Arsenal's academy at the age of 13.
Reid has already made a number of first team appearances for the Gunners and made her debut in the 5-0 Women's Super League victory over Bristol City in April.
"I’m so proud to be putting pen to paper on a professional contract at a club that means so much to me," said Reid.
"Ever since I was a kid and first started playing football, this is what I always aspired to so it means the world. I want to keep working hard and progressing and I can’t wait to continue my development here with Arsenal."