‘You have to laugh or you’d cry’: how fixture list chaos blights women’s football

Arsenal’s seven games in 20 days illustrates some of the issues around scheduling. Photograph: Leila Coker/WSL Football/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenArsenal’s seven games in 20 days illustrates some of the issues around scheduling. Photograph: Leila Coker/WSL Football/Getty ImagesWomen's Super League‘You have to laugh or you’d cry’: the fixture list challenges facing women’s footballStadium sharing, men’s broadcast picks and fun runs can all cause headaches in upper echelons of English women’s gameTom GarryFri 1 May 2026 03.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 1 May 2026 03.16 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWaiting for men’s broadcast picks, dodging local fun runs and even having to avoid clashing with nearby comedy gigs: welcome to the quagmire of trying to arrange the Women’s Super…

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