Arsenal Women Archives: 12/2017

When the FA WSL was formed in 2011, Arsenal Ladies were a dominant force in women’s football and now they’re a shadow of their former selves – what happened?

Granit Xhaka, Robert Pires and Alex Scott visited the new sensory room at the Emirates Stadium, set up for fans with disabilities so they can enjoy the game.

A Fifpro survey reveals that the women’s game is still in a delicate state, with many leaving before they reach their prime.

The English Football Association will wait until the new year before announcing a permanent replacement for Mark Sampson.

The hunt for the new England Women manager is still on, and there seems to be a shortage of candidates interested.

With the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Jack Wilshere out of contract in the summer, most people have forgotten about another Arsenal player whose deal runs out at the end of the season: Heather O’Reilly.

Vivianne Miedema, along with her Dutch teammates, has been named a federal ‘knight’ by the Royal Dutch Football Association.

Arsenal defender Leah Williamson paid a visit to The Arsenal Hub to see the Girls Football League in action.

The new Arsenal Women manager started his reign with a 3-1 win against Sunderland, and will have a lot of things to work on before the big WSL clash with Chelsea.

After a shakeup of the WSL Tier 1 and Tier 2 structure, the January transfer window could be a busy affair with many clubs already making movements in the market.

Arsenal have been drawn away to Reading who beat us recently during the group stage and will be looking for revenge against new manager Joe Montemurro.

Continuing on with wallpapers dedicated to our amazing women’s team, this time around, I decided to go with a set of phone wallpapers featuring several stars from the current team.

Arsenal have progressed to the semi-final of the FA WSL Cup, with a 3-1 win over Sunderland on Sunday afternoon.

Just 21, Vivianne Miedema has scored 114 goals in 132 games. But who is this player who’s proving that the female of the species is just as deadly as the male?

It was Arsenal Women’s Christmas party on Thursday evening, which meant everyone had an excuse to get glammed up.

A group of West Ham fans allegedly targeted a woman on Wednesday night and subjected her to sexist chants while the match played out.

The FA disclosed the winning bids for the WSL Tier 1 and 2, and now we will see the second phase, with an external bid from the FA WSL coming in.

The FA have announced which Women’s football clubs are now in Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the WSL after a recent reshuffle.

There will be competition for places in the England u20 World Cup squad, as the Young Lionesses won the Nike International u20 tournament in Florida.

Development team captain Anna Filbey was named in the Arsenal squad to face Liverpool, but the game was unfortunately postponed due to the weather.