57 m. ago How can Manchester City stop Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League? | Tom Garry

Nick Cushing’s side must shut down Mayra Ramírez, have the right mentality and take their chancesChelsea are unbeaten in 28 games under Sonia Bompastor – with 26 wins – and arrive in Manchester for the first leg of their European quarter-final as strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals, and harbour realistic ambitions of winning their first Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon in May.The task of trying to beat this seemingly unstoppable force, over two legs across the next nine days, falls to Manchester City, who are in the unenviable position of facing Chelsea in four consecutive games in three competitions. Nick Cushing, who has been back at the club for only a week, has said their performance in his first game back in charge, the League Cup final defeat on Saturday, gave him belief that they could better Chelsea in Europe – but what do they need to do to achieve that? Continue reading...

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87 m. ago How to watch Man City vs Chelsea FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Women's Champions League today

Days after their League Cup Final clash, the English rivals meet in Europe

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18 h. ago Chelsea clinch League Cup and Palace close the gap – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Ameé Ruszkai to discuss the League Cup final and the weekend’s WSL GamesOn the podcast today: Chelsea claimed the season's first silverware, edging past Manchester City in the Subway Women’s League Cup final to keep their quadruple hopes alive. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The panel dissects the performance, the key moments, and the controversial state of the Pride Park pitch.Elsewhere, the WSL saw major shifts as Liverpool stunned Manchester United under the Anfield lights, Arsenal took advantage with a win over Everton, and Crystal Palace’s crucial victory over Aston Villa intensified the fight for survival. The panel evaluates the relegation battle and asks what went wrong for Manchester United Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Jamie Carragher highlights five signings Liverpool need to make this summer

The Reds exited the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final last week, raising questions about the depth of their squad under Arne Slot

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22 h. ago Jamie Carragher says Liverpool must sign 'five or six' players despite likely title win

Premier League champions elect Liverpool are shifting their focus to next season after they were dumped out of the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final

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41 h. ago Football Daily | A final that meant more to Newcastle and their camera

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Considering how long it took them to finally get their hands on some domestic silverware after a 70-year pause, in the end it was remarkably easy for Newcastle United. While the supercilious slogan “this means more” is more readily associated with Liverpool Football Club, prevailing in Fizzy Cup on Sunday clearly meant an awful lot more to Eddie Howe, his players and the travelling Toon Army. Yes, they finally rid their club of the giant baboon on its back on an afternoon when the ever present and significantly larger and autocratic elephant in the room went largely unaddressed.People have always doubted me. My mental strength is something that I’ve always believed in. This is just another setback and it is not going to stop me” – West Ham striker Michail Antonio is staying positive after the horrendous car crash that left him with a shattered femur and says he is “100%” sure he will play again.Thomas Tuchel reminds Colin Reed (lett...

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44 h. ago Virgil van Dijk tells Liverpool ‘job is not done’ in Premier League

‘We have to turn this around,’ says captainLost chance of two trophies in five daysVirgil van Dijk has warned his Liverpool teammates they should not think winning the Premier League is a foregone conclusion after Champions League elimination and losing the Carabao Cup final. Liverpool are 12 points clear with nine matches remaining as they seek to win one trophy this season. They lost meekly 2-1 against Newcastle at Wembley on Sunday to compound a frustrating few days after they were knocked out of Europe by Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.“We all have to realise the job is not done for what we have coming up,” Van Dijk said. “We have to work our ass [off] for it.” Continue reading...

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64 h. ago EFL chief names new Manchester United stadium as potential League Cup final venue

Man United hope to open their new stadium in the 2030/31 season as they seek a move away from Old Trafford.

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69 h. ago ‘I have belief’: Cushing feels Manchester City can beat Chelsea in Europe

Interim manager positive despite League Cup final defeatTeams meet in Women’s Champions League this weekNick Cushing has said Manchester City’s performance in their defeat in Saturday’s League Cup final has given him belief that they can beat Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, as the two teams’ run of four consecutive meetings continues. Manchester City lost 2-1 in Cushing’s first game back in interim charge, just five days after the sacking of Gareth Taylor, and Cushing’s team will now host Chelsea in the first leg of their European quarter-final, before a crucial league meeting at the Etihad Stadium on 23 March and then 27 March’s reverse leg of their Champions League tie.“I have the belief that we’re going to win on Wednesday, and with some slight adjustments and maybe some rotation, we can make sure we fall the right side of the result,” Cushing said despite the loss at Pride Park on Saturday, where Yui Hasegawa’s late own goal gave Chelsea the first major pie...

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3 d. ago 'Psychic' calf Mystic Moo predicts Carabao Cup winner as Liverpool takes on Newcastle

EXCLUSIVE: Moo herd it here first - this is the team that's going to win this weekend's Carabao League Cup Final at Wembly if this cunning calf has read its psychic space hoppers correctly

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3 d. ago ‘A shame’: Women’s League Cup final pitch criticised as Chelsea beat Man City

The playing surface at Derby County’s Pride Park stadium was worn out towards the near touchline and in both goalmouths

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3 d. ago The key to Chelsea’s victory over Man City in League Cup final resulting in huge advantage

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City: Sonia Bompastor lifted her first trophy in England in the Women’s League Cup as the Blues landed the first blow ahead of three more meetings in 12 days

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3 d. ago Chelsea beat Man City in Women's League Cup final to kick off quadruple chase

Sonia Bompastor lifts her first trophy as Blues boss, but plenty more could yet follow this season

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3 d. ago Chelsea win Women’s League Cup final after own goal denies Manchester City

Women’s League Cup final: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester CityRamírez 8, Hasegawa 77og; Fujino 64Sonia Bompastor won her first trophy in English football and continued her unbeaten first season as Chelsea manager as they triumphed over Manchester City in a well-contested Women’s League Cup final at Pride Park.The result gave Chelsea a 26th victory from Bompastor’s 28 competitive matches in charge of the club so far in all competitions, while the interim Manchester City head coach, Nick Cushing, lost his first game back in charge of the club, after the sacking of Gareth Taylor. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Women’s League Cup final result and reaction as Blues win after late own goal

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City: Yui Hasegawa’s own goal against the run of play settled the final

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3 d. ago Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Women’s League Cup final latest score and goal updates

The first silverware of the season is up for grabs as Chelsea and Man City do battle at Pride Park

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3 d. ago Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Women’s League Cup final latest team news and confirmed line

The first silverware of the season is up for grabs as Chelsea and Man City do battle at Pride Park

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3 d. ago Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Women’s League Cup final latest team news and line

The first silverware of the season is up for grabs as Chelsea and Man City do battle at Pride Park

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4 d. ago Seventh man arrested over Old Firm violence before League Cup Final

Police Scotland has now enforced stop and search powers ahead of the next meeting of Celtic and Rangers on Sunday March 16.

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4 d. ago Celtic and Rangers fans wanted after violence in Glasgow before League Cup final

Violence erupted on Sunday, December 15, hours before the crunch match at Hampden Park in the south side of the city.

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