9 h. ago Why Wuhan’s Asian WCL triumph is much more than a moment of glitter

Inaugural tournament signals a new era for the game and offers cross-confederation competition for victorsContinental club competitions present opportunities like no other. A precious yet highly elusive chance to test one’s mettle against unknown opposition amid unfamiliar surroundings. For players, coaches and their respective clubs alike, this is where many believe true growth occurs.And it wasn’t just Lisbon that played host to these virtues this past weekend as a new dawn for women’s football arose in Asia. The final of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League took place in China with host club, Wuhan Jiangda, edging out Melbourne City after a nerve-racking penalty shootout following a tight, and often physical, 120 minutes of playing time with the score tied at 1-1. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Arsenal star Katie McCabe steals the show with sweary Tottenham chants and renditions of her own song at Gunners women's Champions League parade

An overjoyed Katie McCabe stole the show at Arsenal 's women's Champions League parade as the Gunners celebrated their historic triumph in Lisbon.

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30 h. ago Arsenal bring historic success into new era and the next step is obvious

A capacity crowd of up to 10,000 gathered at the Emirates to watch Arsenal lift their first Women’s Champions League trophy in 18 years

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31 h. ago Arsenal celebrate Women's Champions League win with trophy and fans

Arsenal celebrate Women's Champions League win with trophy and fans  BBC

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31 h. ago Arsenal: Women's Champions League winners celebrate in London

Arsenal: Women's Champions League winners celebrate in London  BBC

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32 h. ago Arsenal celebrate 'magic' Women's Champions League win with fans outside Emirates Stadium

Arsenal relished underdog status to beat Barcelona and win first European title in 18 years

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33 h. ago Thousands of fans celebrate Arsenal's history makers outside Emirates Stadium

Thousands of Arsenal fans descended upon the Emirates Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate their women's side who dethroned the Queens of Europe

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33 h. ago Arsenal trophy parade: Women's Champions League winners party in north London

Arsenal trophy parade: Women's Champions League winners party in north London  ESPN

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37 h. ago Arsenal trophy celebration: What time and where is it today after historic Women's Champions League win

Limit of 10,000 fans put in place for celebrations

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53 h. ago Inside Arsenal’s Champions League party, including a Jess Glynne concert

Glynne performs in Lisbon and does duet with playerPassionate Josh Kroenke speech praises those involvedA congratulatory speech from Josh Kroenke, an impromptu Jess Glynne concert and appearances from an array of beaming club legends featured on a night of jubilant celebration for ­Arsenal after they won their first women’s European title in 18 years.At a private party in Lisbon that ­continued into the early hours of Sunday after the 1-0 win against ­Barcelona, the club’s co-chair Kroenke is understood to have deli­vered a ­passionate speech ­praising the full team effort that had con­tributed to the long‑awaited ­Women’s Champions League ­triumph, ­reserving ­special praise for the head coach, Renée Slegers, and the head of women’s football, Clare Wheatley, former Arsenal players. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Arsenal trophy celebration: Date and time confirmed after historic Women's Champions League win

Arsenal supporters will have the chance to celebrate with the champions of Europe

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57 h. ago Made at Arsenal, forged with joy: Chloe Kelly the double Euro champion

Sharing Champions League success with former academy teammates made it even sweeter for revitalised forwardChloe Kelly can’t stop grinning. It almost looks painful to hold your mouth so wide, but this is a pain she will willingly bear and keep bearing. Four months ago the forward was on the ropes, her love of football gone and her chance of making England’s Euro 2025 squad slim. An impasse with Manchester City meant she had started one game all season and, despite their staggering injury crisis, it seemed there was no way back. Now, she is a European champion at club and country level, after a deadline-day loan to Arsenal was forced, in part, by a bold decision to go public with the way she was feeling on social media.“I was ready to take a break from football completely,” Kelly says. “I’m just grateful. As soon as I stepped foot in this club, I found happiness. Renée Slegers, as soon as she got on the phone to me, to give me the opportunity to represent this badge, I wanted to repa...

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59 h. ago Inside Arsenal Women's Champions League celebrations: Gunners stars party with popstar Jess Glynne as Chloe Kelly and Co hit the dancefloor in Lisbon after triumph over Barcelona

Arsenal Women celebrated in jubilant fashion after beating Barcelona 1-0 in the Champions League final to win their first European title in 18 years.

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60 h. ago Ian Wright claims Women’s Champions League triumph saved Arsenal from ‘embarrassment’

Stina Blackstenius’s second half goal stunned favourites Barcelona in Lisbon

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67 h. ago How Renee Slegers and Arsenal masterminded the ‘game of our lives’ to take down Barcelona

A defensive masterclass from Arsenal led a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final

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2 d. ago Kim Little sure Arsenal Women’s Champions League win will go down in history

The Gunners remain the only English side to have lifted the Women’s Champions League trophy, having also done it 18 years ago.

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2 d. ago Arsenal captain Kim Little reveals emotional significance of Champions League triumph

The often unsung Arsenal captain lifted the Champions League trophy alongside Leah Williamson in Lisbon

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2 d. ago ‘Super proud’: Slegers hails Arsenal after Women’s Champions League success

Head coach says Barcelona win was ‘above expectations’‘We had to suffer but were spot on in crucial moments’The Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers, said her team’s performance was “above all expectations” after they stunned Barcelona to win the Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon.Cited as the major underdogs before kick-off, Arsenal thwarted a Barcelona side who had won three of the past four finals, and won their first women’s European title since 2007 thanks to substitute Stina Blackstenius’ 74th-minute winner. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Women’s Champions League triumph will redefine how Arsenal see themselves | Jonathan Liew

Gunners’ victory was built on a multi-layered courage that respected but was not overawed by Barcelona or by fatalismThere is always a little more time than you think. A red number 7 blinks across the pitch from the fourth official’s board. Seven minutes of injury time: it’s a lot. Against Barcelona, it’s an age. Against this Barcelona, in this heat, in this game, it may as well be all of eternity.But you push through. You pace yourself. Beth Mead goes down under a challenge; there’s 30 seconds right there. Kim Little rolls the ball up the left touchline to no one: eight seconds. Daphne van Domselaar hesitates over a free-kick, squeezing out those seconds like drops from a towel. You push through because whatever happens in these seven minutes, however those minutes make you suffer, seven minutes is still less than 18 years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Arsenal: Renee Slegers reacts as key decision pays off in Women's Champions League final win over Barcelona

The Arsenal head coach’s double substitution proved to be the telling moment of the Women’s Champions League final

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