Four games this Sunday will take place in major stadiums, including Liverpool welcoming Everton to Anfield and Tottenham facing Arsenal at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in two huge derby fixtures, as women’s football bosses the English domestic scene while the men’s game pauses for an international break.

Is Phil Neville a good manager? Will England, or anyone, ever reach USA’s level? Are parent clubs from men’s football harming the women’s league?

These were just some of the topics up for discussion at the National Football Museum on Friday night as part of the annual Football Writer’s Festival.

England’s hopes of reaching their first Women’s World Cup final ended in heartbreak as captain Steph Houghton missed an 84th minute penalty in their semi-final defeat to the United States in Lyon.

First-half goals from Nikita Parris and Ellen White gave England a winning start to their World Cup campaign against Scotland in their opening Group D match.

He has only been in England since 2012 but Fulham’s American international defender Tim Ream believes the explosion in women’s football in just six years means the sport is now unrecognisable.

Manchester United legend Phil Neville and his wife Julie are encouraging people to join them in raising money for charity.

Mancunian Matters visited Salford City Football Club as the latest stage of major ground redevelopment nears completion.

When Karen Baird became Salford City chairman in June 2013, she had little idea that she was presiding over a club on the brink of the most successful period in its history.

Members of the famed Class of ’92 will step onto the Old Trafford turf once more to play in the sold out Unicef Match for Children.

Phil Neville may not have known how to cook up until three months ago, but he now has his eyes set on owning his own restaurant within the next two years.

Denise Welch will be joining 40,000 runners taking part in the arduous 10k race through Manchester city centre on Sunday May 10.