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As women’s football grows commercially, some of its biggest stars are beginning to reinvest in the grassroots clubs that made their careers possible.

Professional women’s football has never been in a stronger position.
Transfer records continue to make headlines. Stadiums that once hosted only men’s matches are filling for women’s fixtures. Television audiences are growing and there seems to be no shortage of commercial investment. Clubs are competing harder than ever to attract the world’s biggest stars.

NJ/NY Gotham head coach Juan Carlos Amorós is stepping away from football for five weeks to take parental leave, choosing to spend time with his partner and his two young children. In doing so, he sets a new precedent in professional football: the first man to take a substantial break to support his family, refusing to leave the burden entirely on his partner.

“There is always a beginning and an end. And now I want to change, I want to grow and I want to challenge myself.”

The proposed development of a women’s and girls’ football academy by Tottenham Hotspur at Whitewebbs Park in Enfield has emerged as a prominent case study at the intersection of sports law, planning law, and public land management in England. The project has generated significant legal and policy debate within the context of women’s football.

German football has seen a series of historic firsts in recent months: the first female CEO of a Bundesliga club, the first woman in the executive board of one of Germany’s two biggest clubs, the first female head coach in men’s professional football. If you only look at the headlines, it looks like the path for women in football business has finally become easier. But if you look at the underlying numbers, the picture is more sobering.