90 m. ago Thursday’s briefing: Chelsea win WSL title as focus turns to Europa League

Manchester United and Tottenham are in action on Thursday.

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6 h. ago Lucy Bronze sets new target after Chelsea wrap up another WSL title

Chelsea’s 1-0 victory at Manchester United secured a sixth successive title for the London club

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7 h. ago Chelsea win WSL title after Lucy Bronze goal sees off Manchester United

Chelsea clinched a sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title with two games to spare and continued their relentless dominance of the major silverware in English women’s football as they dug deep to win away at Manchester United, whose own hopes of securing European qualifying suffered a dent as a result.The 1-0 victory, secured by a 74th-minute Lucy Bronze header from a corner, was greeted by jubilant scenes of celebration in the away end and saw Sonia Bompastor’s team remain on course to complete an entire league campaign unbeaten, a feat that has not been achieved by any team since the WSL expanded to be a 12-team division. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Chelsea seal sixth straight WSL title after Arsenal thrashed by Aston Villa

Manchester United 0-1 Chelsea: Arsenal’s defeat left Sonia Bompastor’s side needing only a point in Manchester to secure the title, but Lucy Bronze’s goal ensured they celebrated with a win

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38 h. ago Arsenal book their spot in the Champions League final – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Ameé Ruszkai and Marva Kreel to discuss Arsenal’s win, Chelsea’s loss and latest action across the WSL and the ChampionshipOn this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly, Faye is joined by Sophie Downey, Ameé Ruszkai and Marva Kreel. The panel discuss Arsenal’s 4-1 second-leg victory over Lyon, the north London side knocking out the eight-time European champions and securing their place in the final. However, it won’t be a full English affair after Chelsea’s dreams were dashed by a rampant Barcelona.The panel review the latest action across the Women’s Super League and the Championship as the season nears its conclusion and relegation spots are confirmed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How Manchester United dressing room reacted to Rasmus Hojlund goal vs Bournemouth

Rasmus Hojlund has struggled for form this term, but he scored a late equaliser for Man Utd against Bournemouth on Sunday.

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3 d. ago How Barcelona’s rampant win over Chelsea exposed the gulf in class the WSL must conquer

Chelsea 1-4 Barcelona (2-8 on aggregate): Spanish giants demonstrated their superior class with another dominant display

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3 d. ago Bournemouth vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Ruben Amorim’s side travel to the Vitality ahead of the first leg of their Europa League semi-final

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5 d. ago Ryan Giggs' heartbreak over Wales job was realised when he spotted something on TV

Ryan Giggs has opened up on the heartbreaking moment he saw his Wales side celebrate a goal without him during Euro 2020, with the former Manchester United star watching on from home

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7 d. ago Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford stance clear as Man United await summer transfer decision

Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford scored his fourth goal for Aston Villa on Tuesday night in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City

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8 d. ago Man Utd set deadline to complete £92.5m double deal as Ruben Amorim wish comes true

Manchester United have been dreadful in front of goal this season, but Ruben Amorim's wish to land two new strikers could be about to come true, with big moves in the pipeline

Economics

8 d. ago Lyon and PSG have lessons to learn after careless performances in Europe

Both clubs threw away convincing leads in England last week. They need to get their seasons back on track quicklyBy Get French Football NewsHubris cost Lyon last week and it almost cost PSG too. “We thought we were too good,” admitted Ousmane Dembélé after PSG conceded three goals at Villa Park and were nearly knocked out of the Champions League. “We eased off a bit. We thought it was over but big matches are like that,” said Malick Fofana after Lyon’s spectacular three-goal collapse against Manchester United did cost them a place in the Europa League semi-finals. “It is a match I won’t forget,” added Fofana, who knows that Lyon – like PSG – will have to re-engage if their season is to end well.With a derby at Saint-Étienne on Sunday, Lyon had no time for a postmortem. But for Paulo Fonseca, one thing was clear. “We led 4-2 with one less player on the pitch but we celebrated the 4-2 too much when the match was not finished,” said the Lyon manager after his team’s 5-4 defeat at Old T...

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9 d. ago Manchester United get Kai Rooney verdict after sensational solo goal goes viral

Latest Manchester United news as Wayne Rooney's son continues to catch the eye in the academy with a spectacular solo goal

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1 week ago Manchester United’s crazy comeback was inspirational – and a reality check

Overcoming Lyon with an emergency duo up front was electrifying but also showed deep flaws in Amorim’s squadBedlam, pandemonium, ecstasy and simply wow: Manchester United’s three-goal, six-minute (and 34 seconds) blockbuster extra-time comeback from 4-2 down is one for the ages, and a thrilling advertisement for the heart-stopping drama football can generate.Yet if the Harry Maguire header that KO-ed Lyon was a last, heroic act of a pell-mell, childhood-like jumpers-for-goalposts victory, it should also clang alarm bells for the fragile unit Ruben Amorim oversees, and cause a serious reality check. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why Bruno Fernandes' Man United goal vs Lyon was important in more ways than one

Manchester United reached a special milestone during their historic comeback against Lyon in the Europa League

Politics

1 week ago Man Utd ace has been ‘unfairly treated’ as Alan Shearer raises major Marcus Rashford issue

Rasmus Hojlund has struggled in front of goal for Manchester United in recent weeks - but Alan Shearer believes the Danish striker has been "unfairly treated" at Old Trafford

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1 week ago Kobbie Mainoo explains Manchester United goal celebration in heartwarming post

Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League semi-final after a dramatic win over Lyon

Events

1 week ago Harry Maguire opens up on nervous VAR wait after Man Utd winner

Harry Maguire was Manchester United's match winner as his goal sent Old Trafford crazy and the defender was confident his header would survive a VAR check despite admitting there was contact

Politics

2 w. ago André Onana to start against Lyon but Ruben Amorim may eye new goalkeeper

Manchester United goalkeeper back in goal on Thursday‘We need to improve every position. Keeper is the same’Ruben Amorim will reinstate André Onana for Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon but admits a new goalkeeper may be signed in the summer because “every position” will be evaluated.Amorim rested Onana and selected Altay Bayindir for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Newcastle at St James’ Park after the Cameroonian was culpable for Lyon’s goals in last week’s 2-2 draw in the opening leg. However, the head coach will start Onana in Thursday’s return at Old Trafford as United seek to progress to a semi-final against Rangers or Athletic Bilbao. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim criticises Manchester United players over reaction to Newcastle goal

Man United lost their 14th Premier League game of the season at Newcastle in a 4-1 thumping days before their Europa League quarter-final second leg.

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