Elite women’s football: Evolution and challenges for the years ahead

and knowledge of women's football coaches. We believe ensuring evidence- based practice using relevant data from women's football is key for better coaching and the ultimate development of the game. In this editorial, we have captured some of the concerns with regards to the women's football development from the sports science and sports medicine perspective. We have attempted to be as inclusive as possible, by including opinions from different stakeholders. One of the strengths of our approach is that we have involved an active elite player and a coach in addition to sports science and medicine ex-perts. The bottom line is that there is a large knowledge gap in evidence- based practice in women's football. An increase in research output, based on players’ and coaches’ needs- driven questions, is vital. A collaborative atmo-sphere between stakeholders (eg, players, coaches, clubs’ management, federations, researchers, sports science, and medicine staff) is key for the creation and dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of the game and player's health.