This is a golden time for women’s football in Ireland. They’re playing for the top super league clubs, inspiring a new generation of football players and making history, having qualified for their first ever Women’s World Cup. The attendance and viewership of women’s games has been growing substantially in recent years and records were smashed at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Free article

Despite being a FIFA member for 25 years, no EU teams have ever played a soccer match against Palestine. Mark Ward writes on Sinn Féin’s support for a demonstration of sporting solidarity with Palestine. Free article