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Business of Women's Football Insider: Can London City afford their summer splurge?

The latest edition of The Cutback’s business newsletter takes a closer look at a summer of big spending across the women’s game

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Callum McCarthy
Sep 07, 2026
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Michele Kang’s London City Lionesses have spent big this summer. Credit: Getty Images

The European women’s football season has begun after a summer of off-pitch deals that showed the sport is maturing at an almost unmanageable pace for its stakeholders.

From transfers, to investments, to collective bargaining agreements, here’s your wrap-up of a summer th…

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