News: Dutch host Olympic play-offs; Southampton Saints washout/blowout defeat; England trio (Bardsley, Bronze, Houghton) named FIFA WWC2015 All-Star Squad; FA WSL expansion to 24 teams by long-term aim; Soccerella new women’s football store; Spain coach Ignacio Quereda resigns after 27 years, Jorge Vilda replaces; Sweden win UEFA U-19 Euros, Young Lionesses miss out on 2016 U20 WWC

The first page of the issue’s news round-up. The Netherlands will host a mini-tournament against Norway, Sweden and Switzerland the following March to decide UEFA’s third qualifier for the Rio Olympics, a slot available because England finished as the top European nation at the World Cup. Karen Bardsley, Lucy Bronze and Steph Houghton are named in FIFA’s Technical Study Group All-Star Squad for Canada 2015. The FA sets out a gradual path from 18 to 24 WSL teams, with two added by 2017 and applicants required to show how they will achieve gates of at least 350. Further items cover Southampton Saints’ washout, blowout and defeat in a single day, the launch of women’s football store Soccerella, Spain coach Ignacio Quereda’s resignation after 27 years, and Sweden’s Under-19 European title.