From Popp to Diani: 10 women’s transfers you may have missed during the men’s World Cup

<p>Sam Kerr’s and Alexia Putellas’s moves were hard to miss but these transfers may have escaped your attention</p><p>There were a host of big women’s football transfers which were hard to miss across June and July, despite the dominance of the men’s World Cup. Among them were <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/12/beth-mead-describes-moving-to-manchester-city-as-a-no-brainer">Beth Mead’s move from Arsenal to Manchester City</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/19/mary-earps-london-city-lionesses-signing-interview">Mary Earps</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/03/georgia-stanway-arsenal-wsl">Georgia Stanway</a> returning to the Women’s Super League with London City Lionesses and Arsenal, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/what-does-sam-kerr-return-to-nwsl-mean-for-league-gotham-fc-player-moving-the-goalposts">Sam Kerr leaving Chelsea to return to Gotham FC</a> and, most prominently, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/london-city-lionesses-confirm-signing-of-spanish-superstar-alexia-putellas">Alexia Putellas’s game-changing switch from Barcelona to London City</a>.</p><p>But here are 10 transfers you might have missed while attention was focused on the action in the US, Canada and Mexico.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/23/from-popp-to-diani-10-womens-transfers-you-may-have-missed-during-the-mens-world-cup">Continue reading...</a>