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New Zealand’s head coach resigns after an independent review into the team’s culture and after thirteen players refused to play for him, alleging bullying, intimidation and a culture of fear. Cheryl Foster becomes the first woman to referee a men’s Welsh Premier League match, and the NIFL Women’s League Cup final becomes the first domestic women’s game ever shown live in Northern Ireland. Dzsenifer Marozsan is diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in July and back in light training by August. Crystal Palace win their appeal for a Championship place while Doncaster Rovers Belles and Sheffield FC withdraw to tier three, and Anna Kessel steps down after eleven years building Women in Football from an informal group into the game’s go-to organisation.