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...
Arsenal defender Leah Williamson speaks to BBC Sport’s Jo Currie after their “incredible” Women’s Champions League title win over Barcelona. Read full article at source...
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...
Leanne and Rachel are joined by Arsenal captain Kim Little Read full article at source...
“She’s a total footballer. She’s got everything,” Arsenal manager Renee Slegers said of Caldentey earlier this season. Her impact was instant and transformative. Arsenal went from a struggling side at the start of the season to a team marching up the table, sealing second spot in the WSL and competing with Europe’s elite. Caldentey’s role...
Goalkeeper Emma Byrne played a key role in Arsenal’s dominance of the 2000s and early 2010s, winning 11 top-flight league titles, nine Women’s FA Cups and three League Cups. Over 16 years she made 459 appearances for Arsenal, the most in the club’s history. The former Republic of Ireland international was capped a record 134...
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...
Five Premier League teams will battle it out for three Champions League places on the final day of the season, with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe saying he “had the feeling it would go right to the end”. Arsenal’s 1-0 win over the Magpies on Sunday ensured they join champions Liverpool in next season’s Champions League....
What it means for everyone else is a scary prospect – this is just the start of Chelsea under Bompastor. It’s a new era, there are new ambitions and there is new investment at Chelsea. Having smashed the world record transfer fee to sign USA defender Naomi Girma in January, she is likely to become...
Forest’s win – dug out from under a deluge of late West Ham attacks, born from a succession of late blocks – was their 10th away league victory of 2024-25. It is twice the number they have won on the road in their last two league seasons combined, their joint most in the Premier League...
Off the pitch, it has been a momentous week for Chelsea. Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has bought an 8-10% stake in the club believed to be worth about £20m, stating an ambition to make Chelsea the “next global women’s sports brand”. On it, Bompastor’s side have just completed an unbeaten season in the WSL, winning...
Chelsea have Champions League qualification in their own hands and Aston Villa moved into the top five as both teams won in the Premier League on Friday. The Blues looked as if they were going to drop to sixth before Marc Cucurella’s 71st-minute header earned a 1-0 win over Manchester United. Aston Villa, who would...
When former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Flick arrived at Barcelona, he found a number of players were performing well below expectations. Experienced stars like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong were low in confidence, simply because of the lack of trust they felt they had from their previous coach, Xavi. Raphinha would rarely...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is expected to lead the team into next season even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. The club hierarchy, led by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, plan to reserve judgement on the 45-year-old Italian until the summer of 2026. That is despite ongoing uncertainty over...
Speaking to the Football News Show, former Chelsea and Scotland winger Pat Nevin believes that Nottingham Forest might not have a better chance to make the Champions League after this season, and has some advice for Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis following his outburst at manager Nuno Espirito Santo against Leicester. Watch The Football News Show...