Arsenal and Chelsea will meet NWSL teams in US summer tour
ESPN reported that Women’s Super League sides Arsenal and champions Chelsea will face NWSL teams in a US Tour set for this August, which will also include a matchup between the two WSL sides in Washington, D.C. Arsenal will play Washington Spirit while Chelsea will play 2023 NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham FC, both at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. …
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Chelsea “robbed”: Hayes slams “worst decision in UWCL history”
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes described her team as “robbed” in their Women’s Champions League semi-final loss to Barcelona on Saturday after referee Iuliana Demetrescu dismissed Kadeisha Buchanan following two yellow cards. Chelsea had led 1-0 after triumphing in the first leg, Barcelona’s first home defeat in five years, but Aitana Bonmati’s and Fridolina Rolfo’s goals mean that it will be …
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Chelsea hand Barcelona 1st home defeat in 5 years in Champions League semifinal
Chelsea earned a one-goal advantage in a 1-0 defeat of Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final. It was Erin Cuthbert who put Chelsea ahead in the 40th minute and Barcelona were unable to answer though Salma Paralluelo came close in the 85th minute. It was a shock defeat for defending champions Barcelona, who hadn’t lost …
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“I can only control my own behaviours and I’ve reflected on that”: Emma Hayes comments on clash with Eidevall
Chelsea boss and incoming USWNT coach Emma Hayes admitted to “lessons learned” but offered no apology when questioned about her clash with Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall at last month’s Women’s League Cup final. Hayes appeared to shove Eidevall after Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat following a touchline altercation involving Chelsea player Erin Cuthbert during the game, and Hayes later accused Eidevall of …
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Arsenal Are the Conti Cup champions: McCabe celebrates, Hayes shoves Eidevall, Maanum in stable condition after collapse
Arsenal Are the Conti Cup champions, coming out on top over Chelsea, 1-0, at the Molineux Stadium after 120 minutes and a goal from Stina Blackstenius. From a medical scare to tension between the managers, and the fact that outcome means Jonas Eidevall’s side have denied The Blues the chance at the quadruple, it was a dramatic affair all around, …
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Emma Hayes clarifies comments on ‘inappropriate’ player-player relationships
Current Chelsea and soon-to-be USWNT coach Emma Hayes has said she regrets calling player-player relationships ‘inappropriate,’ but hasn’t walked back her comments entirely. Her original comments were in response to allegations that Leicester City boss Willie Kirk was involved in a player-coach relationship. Kirk is under investigation. “Player-coach relationships are inappropriate, player-to-player relationships are inappropriate,” Hayes had commented on the …
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Which former Premier League footballer should succeed Emma Hayes at Chelsea?
Since it was announced that she would be taking the reins of the USA women’s national team following the conclusion of this season, there have been consistent rumours circulating as to who should succeed Emma Hayes at Chelsea. The legendary WSL manager will be a tough act to follow, but the idea has been floated that perhaps that blow could …
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North London derby records record attendance in A Testament To The Growth Of Women’s Football
Picture source: Katie McCabe Instagram- @katie_mccabe11. Two legendary sides went head to head on Sunday as Arsenal took on Chelsea in the north London derby , in front of a crowd of 59,042 people, the largest ever recorded in Women’s Super League (WSL) history. The attendance number combined with the pomp and circumstance surrounding the game only proves that women’s …
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Sophie Ingle breaks record with 184th WSL appearance
Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle made her 184th appearance in the WSL for Chelsea on Saturday, breaking the record she had previously tied with Kerys Harrop, former player for Birmingham City and Tottenham. 32-year-old Ingle has won the WSL title four times and the FA Cup three times, as well as the Women’s League Cup. She was made an OBE earlier …
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Emma Hayes Officially Becomes New USWNT Head Coach
It was confirmed yesterday (Tuesday, 14 November) that Emma Hayes will officially take on the role of head coach for the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT). The 47-year-old coach from England will be concluding her tenure as Chelsea’s head coach at the end of the Women’s Super League season in May 2024 before joining the USWNT two months before the …
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