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A snapshot of the summer’s biggest headlines from across the women’s game. Rugby international Sue Day MBE was announced as the FA’s incoming director of women’s football, succeeding Baroness Sue Campbell, while Steph Houghton MBE was inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame. Chelsea confirmed Sonia Bompastor as Emma Hayes’ successor amid a wave of managerial change across the WSL and Championship, and Portsmouth and Newcastle United secured promotion to the second tier. Brazil were awarded the right to host the 2027 World Cup, Marta announced her impending international retirement, and Everton’s Rikke Madsen revealed she is expecting her first child under FIFA’s newly strengthened maternity protocols. Elsewhere: a new SWPL format, Scottish play-off results, Liverpool’s stadium move, and England’s young Lionesses qualifying for a World Cup in the Dominican Republic.