10 h. ago How 'meticulous' Renee Slegers turned Arsenal into European champions: Belief in the 'Arsenal way', close relationship with players and helping Alessia Russo and Chloe Kelly to rediscover their spark

TARA ANSON-WALSH: Where Eidevall's final days were defined by slow, overthought build-up play, Slegers has unshackled the team and brought a more liberated style.

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11 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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13 h. ago ‘Buzzing’ Alessia Russo left wanting more by Arsenal’s Champions League success

The Gunners upset favourites Barcelona in Saturday’s final in Lisbon.

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15 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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16 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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25 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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29 h. 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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30 h. 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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30 h. ago Arsenal boss Renee Slegers reveals she predicted Champions League

The Gunners remain the only English team to lift the trophy, doing so for a second time 18 years after they became the first

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32 h. ago Arsenal make history in Champions League thanks to the dream that never died

Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona: Stina Blackstenius grabbed the only goal and the Gunners valiantly clung on to become European champions for the first time in 18 years

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32 h. ago Arsenal vs Barcelona LIVE: Underdog Gunners make history with stunning Women’s Champions League win

Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona: Stina Blackstenius grabbed the only goal and the Gunners valiantly clung on to become European champions for the first time in 18 years

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32 h. ago Arsenal win Women’s Champions League in final glory and dethrone Barcelona

Euphoria. Complete and utter euphoria. Stina Blackstenius’s second-half goal stunned the three-time European champions Barcelona to deliver Arsenal’s second European title. On the final whistle it was red and white pandemonium as stunned Gunners seemed to not know what to do with themselves – hugs, tears, disbelief.They started so brightly, playing with the freedom and joy that they had not afforded themselves until they had reached this final. There is nothing to lose once you pass that semi-final hurdle and everything to play for in a one-off game and a free-scoring Barcelona, who scored 128 goals in 30 league games this season, looked slightly shocked by the resistance they faced. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago How to watch Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman? TV channel and live stream for fight today

The Scot makes has moved up a weight and faces the WBO European Welterweight champion

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61 h. ago Pep Guardiola's salary jibe risks Man City vs England row this summer

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that England want two Manchester City players for the UEFA under-21 European Championships this summer which take place at the same time as the FIFA Club World Cup.

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3 d. ago France drop Renard, Le Sommer and Dali in shock cull before Women’s Euros

Laurent Bonadei drops trio from Nations League squadIt is not a spur of the moment decision, says France coachFrance have dropped their captain Wendie Renard, their vice-captain Eugénie Le Sommer and the experienced midfielder Kenza Dali for their upcoming Nations League games with little prospect of either making a return for this summer’s Euros.Laurent Bonadei’s side face Switzerland and Iceland in the international window. There had been reports of the trio being left out but the announcement still came as a shock. France are one of the favourites for the European Championship in Switzerland but have been drawn in a tough group with England, the Netherlands and Wales. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Disney+ to enter women’s football market with Champions League rights

Streaming platform in line to agree five-year dealDAZN has shown Champions League for four seasonsThe streaming platform Disney+ is set to show live Women’s Champions League matches from next season across multiple European broadcast territories, including the United Kingdom.It is understood Disney+ has agreed a five-year deal which will mean that it broadcasts every single match in the competition live, which is being perceived as a major step forward for coverage of the European women’s game’s top club competition. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Europa League final defeat exposed Manchester United's biggest problem

Man United blew the chance to win European silverware and secure Champions League qualification for next season after losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final.

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3 d. ago Ruben Amorim reveals Manchester United have two plans for transfer market

No Champions League football and no European football is bound to affect Man United's stock in the transfer market.

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4 d. ago Manchester United miss out £15.7m windfall after Europa League final defeat vs Tottenham

Man United missed out on a first European trophy since 2017 and Champions League qualification for next season after losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final.

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4 d. ago Manchester United got the season they deserved after their ridiculous decisions

Man United had the chance to win European silverware and qualify for the Champions League despite a dreadful domestic campaign, but they blew it.

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