I'm sure we all know about Jess Carter during the Euros, but the issue is bigger. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6844594/2025/11/28/england-keira-walsh-online-abuse/ https://archive.is/cIKF4 Keira Walsh says ‘you’d struggle to find’ any WSL player that hasn’t been abused online Chelsea midfielder Keira Walsh has said that players want to see more action taken to prevent online abuse directed towards women’s football players. The 28-year-old added that the majority of players in the Women’s Super League (WSL), the top level of women’s football in England, had received abuse online. UK-based threat monitoring service Moonshot said 3,000 social media posts containing “hostile or concerning content” were directed at England players and head coach Sarina Wiegman during the 2025 European Championship final alone.
There's a simple solution, make every abuse cost the abuser 10,000€€, and if the person is not found or can't pay, make the platform pay that fine.
Related to the above. And while this is about abuse in general, it does cover players and manager in the WSL. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g98zkx518o Premier League bosses Ruben Amorim, Arne Slot and Eddie Howe were the most common targets of abuse in the men's top flight, while Chelsea and their manager Sonia Bompastor faced 50% of all abuse in the WSL. A total of 61% of all abusive messages were sent from accounts in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and the data suggests the overall number is on the rise. ... Controversy during Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Arsenal on 8 November sparked the vast majority of the 97 verified abusive messages posted about WSL matches. More than half targeted Chelsea boss Bompastor, including a threat of violence and a homophobic slur. "People think they can say anything they want from behind a screen," Bompastor said. "It's scary - I want to raise my voice against that.
Wow, Paukenschlag im Frauenfußball: Bundesliga will Ligaverband ohne DFB gründen Der Tagesspiegel 1 day ago Einen Tag nach der EM-Vergabe 2029 brechen die Proficlubs öffentlich mit dem DFB. Es geht um den geplanten Liga-Verband der Frauen. Die Bosse aus München und Frankfurt werden deutlich. German women's clubs to form their own league body without DFB DPA International 1 day ago The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs will found their own league organization FBL without the German Football Federation (DFB), several clubs said in a statements on Thursday. The FBL was originally planned to be set up together with the DFB at the DFB campus on
New FIFPRO report highlights precarious realities of two-speed calendar in women’s professional football - article REPORT (link) A two-speed industry is emerging in women’s football.New FIFPRO data shows a small group faces intense workload pressures, while most have too little competitive football to progress.— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) December 12, 2025
What is crazy is we end up in situation where a minority of players are overloaded and huge majority are underloaded. Hard to find a solution that will satisfy everyone.