Emma Sanders

Geneva, Manchester

Senior Women's Football Reporter at BBC Sport

Senior women’s football news reporter @bbcsport Write and talk about football a lot. ✍🏻 📺 📻 Views my own. Also on Bluesky & TikTok.

Articles

Ex-Liverpool boss Matt Beard set to be named Burnley Women manager

1 week ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Matt Beard won two WSL titles with Liverpool in his first spell at the clubFormer Liverpool manager Matt Beard is set to be named head coach of Burnley Women in the third tier. Beard has been out of football since being sacked by Liverpool in February but will oversee a new period for Burnley, who will go fully professional next season.
WSL transfer window: What moves can we expect from the likes of Chloe Kelly and Taylor Hinds?

1 week ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

After a dramatic deadline day loan exit from Manchester City to Arsenal in January, England international Chloe Kelly is likely to make that move a permanent one. European champions Arsenal have held positive discussions with Kelly's representatives for some time now and the forward has made it clear how happy she is at the club.
WSL expanding to 14 teams - but relegation remains

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Emma Sanders

The Women's Super League will expand from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season - but the threat of relegation will remain. At the end of next season, the top two sides from the second tier, WSL 2, will automatically be promoted. AdvertisementIn addition, the third-placed team in the WSL 2 will face a play-off with the WSL's bottom side for a place in the top flight. The plans were approved on Monday following a vote by clubs.
Women's Super League expanding from 12 to 14 teams from 2026-27 season

1 week ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, London City Lionesses are the first independently-owned club in the WSLThe Women's Super League will expand from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season - but the threat of relegation will remain. At the end of next season, the top two sides from the second tier, WSL 2, will automatically be promoted. In addition, the third-placed team in the WSL 2 will face a play-off with the WSL's bottom side for a place in the top flight.
'There is no crisis' before Euro 2025 - Wiegman

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Emma Sanders

England manager Sarina Wiegman says "there is no crisis" despite a chaotic 10 days which has seen three high-profile senior players either retire from international football in the build-up to Euro 2025 or withdraw from the tournament. Wiegman named a 23-player squad on Thursday for the tournament in Switzerland, which starts on 2 July, where England are defending champions.
England's Euro 2025 build-up 'doesn't feel like crisis' says Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

England manager Sarina Wiegman says her team's build-up to Euro 2025 "doesn't feel like a crisis at all" despite a chaotic 10 days which has seen three high-profile senior players either retire from international football or withdraw from the tournament. Wiegman named a 23-player squad on Thursday for the tournament in Switzerland, which starts on 2 July, where England are defending champions.
England's Euro 2025 squad: Lauren James, Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood, Michelle Agyemang all in

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lauren James won the domestic Treble with Chelsea this seasonBBC Sport women’s football news reporter at St George's ParkSarina Wiegman has named Lauren James in her 23-player squad for Euro 2025 as England attempt to defend their title in Switzerland next month. Chelsea forward James has not featured for club or country since April after picking up a hamstring injury.
How a chaotic 10 days unfolded for Lionesses as Euros loom

3 weeks ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Emma Sanders

With Sarina Wiegman naming her Euro 2025 squad at 14:00 BST on Thursday, two senior international retirements and the withdrawal of her World Cup captain is not exactly ideal. It has been a chaotic and unsettling 10 days for the Lionesses, with distractions off the pitch dominating the end of their Women's Nations League campaign, which was brought to a close with defeat by Spain.
How a chaotic 10 days unfolded for Lionesses as Euros loom

3 weeks ago | au.sports.yahoo.com | Emma Sanders

With Sarina Wiegman naming her Euro 2025 squad at 14:00 BST on Thursday, two senior international retirements and the withdrawal of her World Cup captain is not exactly ideal. It has been a chaotic and unsettling 10 days for the Lionesses, with distractions off the pitch dominating the end of their Women's Nations League campaign, which was brought to a close with defeat by Spain.
Lionesses: 'A grim picture' after two retirements and one withdrawal in 10 days

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emma Sanders

Wiegman became the first coach to win the Euros with two different teams, and this summer will aim to become only the second to win three consecutive European Championships. She can only select 23 players and there are always difficult choices. She omitted former captain Steph Houghton from the squad in 2022, with the armband going to Williamson - who had played just seven minutes at a major tournament.