Arsenal Women Archives: 03/2019

Jessica Samuelsson has said it was a ‘tough decision’ to leave Arsenal, especially as they chase down the league title but she wants to try and nail down a World Cup place.

Arsenal’s Jordan Nobbs has landed herself a column in the Telegraph who are trying to introduce more women’s content to their Sport supplement.

Jessica Samuelsson is leaving the club to go back home and will do so before the Swedish transfer window closes on 4 April.

Jessica Samuelsson is leaving the club to go back home and will do so before the Swedish transfer window closes on 4 April.

Following their 5-1 away win at Liverpool, the Gunners are back on top of the table for the first time since January and are now closing in on Champions League football and the title.

Vivianne Miedema is a goal-scoring machine and on Sunday she found the back of the net against Liverpool, humiliating their entire defence as she scored her 20th league goal of the season.

Watch below as Arsenal’s Lisa Evans takes us on a tour of the house she shares with a number of teammates, some of whom are at home as she films.

Nigeria’s u20 manager, Paul Aigbogun, is delighted to hear that Arsenal starlet Folarin Balogun has not ruled out playing for Nigeria.

Arsenal’s Viktoria Schnaderbeck has been named Austrian Player of the Year despite missing a large part of the season with a knee injury.

While much of the footballing world was patting itself on the back on Wednesday over the historic sponsorship deal struck between Barclays and the FA WSL that would see ‘millions’ pumped into the game, my first thought reading there would be a £500k prize pot was, ‘huh, is that all?’

The news of Yeovil Town Ladies’ financial worries will come as a surprise to few as it was obvious a forced march to professionalism was going to be a tough road for them.

Following the 4-0 home win against Bristol, Arsenal trail Manchester City by two points with two games in hand, placing them in the driving seat.

With no first team game this weekend with players coming back from international duty, focus was on the Youth Teams who were playing in their respective cups.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Emma Byrne, will become the first woman to be inducted into the FAI’s Hall of Fame.

The Women’s World Cup is fast approaching and 14 teams have released their kits ahead of the tournament in France.

There was lots of coverage of the news that the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final 2019 in Lyon sold out in just over half an hour when they went on general sale due to unprecedented demand but it’s all a bit misleading.

The FA WSL, BT Sport and the BBC seem to have conspired to upset Arsenal fans by no longer allowing us to enjoy a regular 2pm Sunday slot.

There are a few names that have been thrown around as potential Lionesses at the World Cup who are not getting a look in.