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Women Football

The rise of women’s football executives: Inside the WSL’s evolving leadership structures

To assess the professionalising structures, this article examines the evolution of women’s football leadership across England’s WSL through three dimensions - gender, women’s football experience, and playing background - while drawing selective comparisons with Spain’s Liga F.

Golden Boy

Golden Boy 2025: Insights on winner Désiré Doué, the finalists, and Europe’s youth development trends

This article analyses Désiré Doué’s standout season, the patterns and trends across the finalists and the top 100, as well as looking at how these patterns reflect broader youth development across European football.

Investors

European football M&A in 2025: Fewer mega deals, broader global reach

This analysis reviews the key developments across football M&A in 2025, highlighting the main target markets, the origins of investors, the year’s most significant reported transactions, as well as looking at the growing reach of activity beyond Europe and in the women’s game.

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