The Northern Super League’s international reach was on full display this October. Players from across the Canadian league traded their club colours for national-team kits, taking on everything from major qualifying campaigns to international friendlies.
Opinion piece: Women’s football has spent years arguing that it deserves more money. Now that the money is finally arriving, it is worth asking where it comes from – and what women’s football is willing to sacrifice to get it.
As the world champions meet the United States in a two-game series, the rivalry reflects a women’s game that is becoming more global, more interconnected and harder for any one nation to dominate.
A professional football contract used to be relatively easy to define. Salary. Contract length. Bonuses. Transfer provisions. Termination. Women’s football is making that picture considerably more complicated.