Entries from Londonist tagged with 'arsenalladies'
July 31, 2008
Anita Asante has starred for club and country over the last five seasons in either midfield or defence and is renowned for her pace, aerial ability and fierce tackling. She gained her first international cap in her debut season and went on to be part of the Arsenal Ladies celebrated quadruple winning squad of 2006/7. Earlier this month Anita and Gunners team-mate Lianne Sanderson surprised many by switching to Chelsea who are only beginning......
Continue Reading "Interview: Anita Asante of England and Chelsea"February 28, 2008
Last year Arsenal won everything in sight, a clean sweep of domestic and European trophies. Manager Vic Akers was delighted to secure four triumphs from four competitions. We are, of course, talking about the Ladies team who tonight take on Everton at Leyton Orient's Matchroom Stadium to defend the first of that quartet of titles, in the FA Tesco Women's Premier League Cup Final, kick off 7:35pm. The game is also live on Sky......
Continue Reading "Football Final: Arsenal Ladies v Everton"May 22, 2007
Although largely un-reported by the mainstream press, Arsenal Ladies Football Club have this week have put the cherry on top of a feat which is a minor miracle in football terms. This accomplishment has never been bettered or equalled by their English counterparts, male or female, and unlikely to occur again. By securing the Premier League title, The UEFA Cup, the League Cup and the FA Cup they have powered their way to an......
Continue Reading "The All-Conquering Ladies of Arsenal"May 5, 2006
Early May sees the domestic football charabanc trundling to its terminus for another year, top deck swathed in streamers and bunting for the winners and survivors, lower deck sheltering the shellshocked who’ve slipped at the last. Few grounds in the country will witness such a nail biting conflict of triumph and despair as the Kassam Stadium in Oxford where the home team must win to retain league status while our very own Leyton Orient......
Continue Reading "Missions. Impossible?"March 20, 2006
Pencil the evening of Thursday May 25th into your diary as the FA have announced they are planning to arrange what they're calling a "B" friendly in London to give players outside Sven's starting eleven a run-out ahead of travelling to Germany for the World Cup. Though a specific venue has yet to be finalised Belarus are being lined up to face a team that could be almost entirely composed of players based in......
Continue Reading "Football Fixtures Update: B Friendly, Everyone"March 18, 2006
While the Football League and Premiership big boys continue their high profile campaigns the Londonist spotlight falls this weekend on two battles for non-league cup glory. Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park ground hosts Woking in the first leg of their FA Trophy semi-final on Saturday at 3pm. The remarkable thing about this fixture is that, while Woking currently lie 10th in the Nationwide Conference, Boreham Wood are nine points clear at the top of the......
Continue Reading "Football Update"October 7, 2005
You, yes you, may well be thinking that there is no top-level club football taking place in London tomorrow, seeing as it's an international weekend. Well well Mr/Mrs 'smarty smarty I know everything about football can't you tell by my big boffin glasses obscure European club replica shirt and copy of Rothmans football yearbook sticking out of back pocket of expensive designer jeans', YOU'D BE WRONG. So there. Arsenal Ladies play FFC Frankfurt in......
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