Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! There is no football to talk about today. This is a special feature of the Arsenal Women Journal, dedicated to two very special players who will be leaving the club in the summer. Arsenal website broke the news and our hearts a few days ago, and the wound is still open: […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! The dream of retaining the UWCL crown went out of the window on Saturday, when the Arsenal Women team surrendered to a better equipped, more experienced and more clinical Olympique Lyonnes, in France. Kim Little and her teammates were valiant, full of courage but came short against a team that was […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Football was back this week, after the last international break of the season, and the Gunners made sure they were ready for the big game. Hosting Olympique Lyonnes at the Emirates Stadium for the first leg of the UWCL semifinals, Arsenal Women were quick off the blocks and reacted superbly when […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Arsenal Women recorded their 11th consecutive win in all competitions, courtesy of a resounding 5-2 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. Alessia Russo, Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius were among the goals in what has become over time a very familiar scoreline for a home North London Derby, and […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Renée Slegers and her players completed a remarkable week with three wins in as many games to book a place in the knock-out phase of the UWCL and the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. To use the head coach words, the team “finished the block” in a stylish way and are […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Another week, another big win for the Gunners, who got the better of league leaders Manchester City one week after winning the inaugural FIFA Women Champions Cup. That was a massive performance from Renée Slegers and her players, who dominated the visitors in the first half and managed to protect the […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Our beloved team is having a mixed week, so far, and I cannot say I feel confident going into the third game of the last seven days. The two-nil win against Aston Villa on Sunday, courtesy of second half goals from Stina Blackstenius and Kim Little, made sure that the Gunners […]
56,500 were in attendance to the only recorded moment in history when fans, management and players pleaded for VAR to be clear and obvious. At mid-day, deep in the control room at Stockley Park, a lonely VAR official put on his headset,and settled in for his afternoon shift. Chelski went 1-0 up after 9 minutes […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Our girls returned from the international break and won comfortably against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, recording their third consecutive win in all competitions. Goals from Alessia Russo and Stina Blackstenius, plus an own goal from the host, saw the Gunners breeze past Leicester and remain within touching distance […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Another day, another defeat for Renée Slegers and her players, who are now on a four-games winless streak. Facing OL Lyonnes at Meadow Park was always being a challenge but gifting them two goals made it unnecessarily hard. All things considered, it was an even contest between two high-quality teams, but […]
