Women's football

Former singer and Arsenal star Mihoko Ishida takes on new challenges as Singapore women’s coach

Japan's Mihoko Ishida was a Women's Premier League winner with Arsenal and a recording rock star before she joined the Football Association of Singapore as the new head coach of the women's national football team.

Where bombs once echoed, football now brings hope for Cambodian girls in Singapore for JSSL 7s tournament

Hana Kong of Oroong School had hear the shelling during the Thai-Cambodian conflict.

End of Karim Bencherifa’s stint as Singapore women’s national football coach

Karim Bencherifa steps down as Singapore women’s national football head coach after a three-year stint.

Japan axe coach Nils Nielsen 12 days after winning Women’s Asian Cup

Outgoing Japan coach Nils Nielsen lifting the trophy as Japan celebrate winning the Women’s Asian Cup after beating hosts Australia 1-0 at Stadium Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Australia and Japan’s women’s teams say AFC ignoring pay inequality concerns

Japan's team celebrating with the trophy after beating hosts Australia 1-0 in the final of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup at Stadium Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Asian football champions Japan need ‘different tools’ to win the Women’s World Cup, says coach

Yui Hasegawa lifting the trophy as Japan celebrate winning the Women’s Asian Cup after beating hosts Australia 1-0 in the final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Japan edge out hosts Australia 1-0 to win football’s Women’s Asian Cup for the third time

Japan's Maika Hamano (left) shoots and scores the winning goal during the final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Record crowds mask familiar problems at football’s Women's Asian Cup

Australia's Sam Kerr (left) and China's Yao Wei fighting for the ball during the Women’s Asian Cup semi-final in Perth on March 17.

Fifa rules that all women’s teams must have female coaches

England manager Sarina Wiegman, pictured during a training session in February 2026, was one of 12 female coaches at the 2023 World Cup.

Iran women’s football team feted in Tehran after asylum battle

People attend a welcoming ceremony for Iran's women's national football team upon their return to the country.

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