For a team that did not have a women’s side until a year ago, Porto have made a rapid rise. Porto are top of the final phase of the second division championship, having won the first phase. It could be easy to dismiss as just the usual talk but speaking to the director of Porto women’s football department, José Manuel Ferreira, it becomes clear that actions match the words. The team trains at Olival, the club’s main training ground, and we wanted young coaches, but also coaches who had experience in women’s football. This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2026 13:35 UTC