Watch Arsenal celebrate their Women’s Champions League triumph with fans and the trophy in London. They dethroned holders Barcelona 1-0 in Saturday’s final in Lisbon to become European champions for the first time in 18 years. READ MORE: How Arsenal’s comeback queens achieved the unthinkable Read full article at source...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex NCA Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is awaiting sentence for importing cannabis into the UK As a footballer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas seemed destined for greatness. But a drug-smuggling conviction has left his career and reputation in tatters. How did things unravel so dramatically for a player once tipped for the top? Hailed by legendary...
Chloe Kelly said she considered taking a break from football before Arsenal “put the smile back on my face” and transformed her difficult season “from a real low to a real high”. Kelly started Saturday’s Champions League final as the Gunners stunned holders Barcelona to win a first European title in 18 years. The England...
The end of her playing career marked the start of a bright future in coaching. However, it wasn’t always an obvious calling for Slegers who studied communication sciences while still playing the sport. “In my opinion, she was way too intelligent to do something in coaching,” Stentler said. “I would say she would go work...
Barcelona’s squad remains packed with talent including two-time Ballon d’Or winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas. The Spanish giants have won three of the past four Champions League titles and go into Saturday’s game as favourites. “It is good that we have been given the favourites label but we know how important this is,” said...
Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto is leaving the club, BBC Sport understands. The well-respected executive has decided to exit the Emirates Stadium ahead of the summer window. Ayto worked under former sporting director Edu and was promoted into the position of interim sporting director after Edu left in November. But Ayto will leave the...
Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard is in advanced talks over a new contract, with all parties now confident of reaching an agreement. Trossard, whose current deal runs until 2027, has been in discussions with Arsenal since January, with the 30-year-old also subject to interest from Saudi Arabia. However, the process has been accelerated in recent weeks...
Leanne and Rachel are joined by Arsenal captain Kim Little Read full article at source...
Speaking to BBC Sport’s Jo Currie, Arsenal’s Katie McCabe says their Champions League final against Barcelona “means everything”. It is the first time in 18 years that Arsenal have made the final of the competition and McCabe says it is the biggest game of her career. Read full article at source...
Match of the Day 2 pundit Martin Keown compares Declan Rice to David Beckham after the England international scores with a curling strike from outside the box in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle at the Emirates. The win confirms a second-place finish in the Premier League and Champions League football next season for the Gunners....
‘It can’t all come from the manager’ – Martin Keown on how Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal can become winners
I wish I was a fly on the wall in the Arsenal dressing room at half-time on Sunday because I think a lot of the difference between their first and second-half performance was down to the kind of motivation from the manager that I am talking about. It was the same at Anfield last week,...
Biereth was scoring goals for Fulham at youth level when he grabbed the attention of scouts at Arsenal. The Gunners have changed their academy recruitment in recent years, adopting a more targeted approach when signing young players, with Biereth and goalkeeper Tommy Setford, who joined from Ajax, examples of this. The highly rated Setford may...
Lifelong Liverpool fan Carl Duffy, 41, was at the game with his daughter in the main stand, and said both of them booed Alexander-Arnold’s introduction. “The reason we booed comes down to a number of things, some of which in isolation would make this scenario different but combined it was always going to lead to...
As it turned out, Tottenham could not keep Conte happy. He left by mutual consent in March 2023 after calling his players “selfish” and criticising the culture of the club. They finished eighth, and lost in the Champions League last 16 to Milan. There were big changes the following summer as in came Celtic manager...
Arsenal were without England international Declan Rice who was ruled out through injury while Jurrien Timber, although named on the bench, was not fit enough to feature. “We missed half of the team again and you can still [come back] from 2-0 at Anfield,” Arteta said. “We played the way we played, came back and...