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Blues face a prepped Arsenal 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd September 2021
The spotlight is on Chelsea Women this weekend as they travel to face arch rivals Arsenal on the grown-ups’ pitch at The Emirates on Sunday afternoon for their opening game of the new Women’s Super League season. The women in blue will be looking to turn in just as professional a performance as the men
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Is Beth heading north?0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 26th July 2021
The signing of striker Lauren James from Manchester United for £200,000 – a record fee between Women’s Super League clubs – means that Chelsea Women have an embarrassment of riches up front. While it means that the 19-year-old forward gets a move to London to be nearer her family (including brother Reece, the Blues’ right
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Millie wins Olympic opener 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 21st July 2021
Chelsea’s dependable defender Millie Bright helped Team GB keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory over Chile in an early event at the Tokyo Olympics. The match, played at breakfast time in the UK, saw the Brits in a familiar dark blue (slightly darker than Chelsea’s Royal blue, but still blue enough) playing in
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The final huddle 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 22nd May 2021
Hugs are back on the menu, so the last huddle of the season for Chelsea Women on the Kingsmeadow pitch after the Chelsea v Everton 5th round FA Cup tie was special. It’s always a poignant moment. Everyone has now come to terms with Champions League defeat to a clearly superior Barcelona side, and can
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It’s the blues for the Blues 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 16th May 2021
Chelsea Women are now coming to terms with being at the wrong end of the heaviest Champions League final defeat in history. One-nil down after half a minute in Gothenburg, they couldn’t contain a rampant, confident, bullish Barcelona side who settled instantly and turned in a majestic, dominant performance. The Blues seemed overawed by the
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A big night awaits 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 14th May 2021
Chelsea Women flew to Sweden on Friday morning to start preparations for the biggest night in the football club’s 30-year history. With in-form Sam Kerr, pictured, up front and Fran Kirby playing on her shoulder as part of an arrow-shaped attack combination, manager Emma Hayes hopes the fleet-footed double act will unlock the miserly defence
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