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𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚

Barcelona will take on English champions Chelsea in a highly anticipated #UWCL meeting tonight at Stamford Bridge.

More below 👇

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Laia Aleixandri says Barcelona are well prepared to face Chelsea - The Halfway Line
Laia Aleixandri says it’s important that Barcelona stay humble when facing Chelsea despite last season’s large victory.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
‘𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞’

We spoke with Bayern Munich defender Vanessa Gilles ahead of the side's #UWCL fixture against PSG.

Words from Gilles below 👇

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'It's do or die' tells Vanessa Gilles as Bayern prepare for PSG clash - The Halfway Line
Vanessa Gilles says Bayern Munich are 'here to win and can win' against Paris Saint-Germain in crucial Champions League matchup.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐬’ 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞

"There’s a lot of private conversations that I always keep private."

More from Wiegman on Earps 👇

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Sarina Wiegman reacts to Mary Earps' book for the first time - The Halfway Line
England boss Sarina Wiegman confirmed that she has not spoken to Mary Earps since the recent launch of her controversial book, 'All In'.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 ‘𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭’

United will look to extend their unbeaten run in the #UWCL as they face Wolfsburg in Germany

More from Skinner below 👇

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Skinner urges Man United to not give Wolfsburg 'too much respect' - The Halfway Line
Marc Skinner says that Man United 'are here for business' as the side prepare to face Wolfsburg in the Champions League.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 ‘𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞’

The Gunners prepare for what could be considered a must-win fixture against Real Madrid in the #UWCL

More from Caldentey below 👇

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Mariona Caldentey says she believes Arsenal 'can beat anyone' - The Halfway Line
Former Barcelona player Mariona Caldentey is excited for Arsenal to face Real Madrid in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
𝐖𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧 ‘𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝’ 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐮𝐩

The Lionesses boss spoke on England's 'exciting' return to Wembley, as the squad look to welcome some fresh faces into their ranks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Wiegman 'excited' about Freya Godfrey following England call-up - The Halfway Line
Sarina Wiegman confirmed her excitement that the Lionesses will return to Wembley this month, with the addition of some new faces.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 ‘𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞’ 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

We spoke to Bergsvand ahead of a #UWCL clash with the Red Devils this week.

Read the full interview below 👇

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Guro Bergsvand: Wolfsburg are ‘up for the challenge’ against Man United - The Halfway Line
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s match between VfL Wolfsburg and Manchester United, She Wolf Guro Bergsvand says the battle between her and Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland will be a personal one.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬

Spurs condemned the Gunners to a second successive WSL draw in front of a record Brisbane Road crowd.

#THFCW #AWFC #BarclaysWSL

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Player ratings as Arsenal and Tottenham share derby day spoils - The Halfway Line
Arsenal played out a goalless draw with Women's Super League rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Brisbane Road on Sunday afternoon.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥

FT: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

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#BarclaysWSL #CFCW #LFCW
Talking points as Chelsea held to shock draw by Liverpool - The Halfway Line
It was the upset of the season so far as bottom-place Liverpool held WSL title-holders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭

FT: Man City 3-0 Man United

United Outpaced and Outpowered, City Expose Squad Depth in Derby Defeat.

#MCFC #MUFC #BarclaysWSL

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Talking Points as Man City expose United in derby day rout - The Halfway Line
Man City claim bragging rights over their direct rivals as they dominantly cruise past United in a 3-0 victory at the Etihad.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

The Chelsea boss described the Liverpool manager as "a really good coach" as the two sides prepare to go head-to-head.

#BarclaysWSL #CFCW

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Sonia Bompastor praises Gareth Taylor ahead of WSL clash - The Halfway Line
Sonia Bompastor praises Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor as the two sides prepare to meet this weekend in the WSL.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 '𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞' 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

The #AWFC boss speaks on key Gunners absentees ahead of the north London derby in the #BarclaysWSL

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Arsenal 'miss Kim Little' admits head coach Renée Slegers - The Halfway Line
Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers says her side are feeling the absence of captains Kim Little and Leah Williamson after tough midweek loss.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 '𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞' 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲

Spurs head coach Martin Ho expects a fire against fire clash with Arsenal

#THFC #BarclaysWSL

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Martin Ho: Tottenham prepared for 'intense' north London derby - The Halfway Line
Tottenham head coach Martin Ho hopes for a game of "fire against fire" in this weekend's north London derby.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝'𝐬 '𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫'

The Red Devils boss says he is 'buzzing' that Man City 'didn't want her'

#MUFC #BarclaysWSL

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Marc Skinner heralds Jess Park as Manchester United's 'superstar' - The Halfway Line
Marc Skinner says Manchester United focus on exploiting Manchester City’s defense ahead of Saturday’s WSL derby.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥

🔎 Match analysis as Gunners left stunned in Munich

FT: Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal

#UWCL #AWFC

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Talking points as Bayern stage epic comeback victory over Arsenal - The Halfway Line
Bayern Munich staged an epic comeback to defeat Arsenal 3-2 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, leaving the Gunners with one win in three.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 '𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠' 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦

More details on the #AWFC leadership group below 👇

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Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers confirms group of club captains - The Halfway Line
Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers has confirmed the details of the side's leadership group, including a co-captain surprise.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐋 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

The Gunners boss has urged for greater investment into injury research after news of Katie Reid's ACL injury

#AWFC #UWCL

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Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers calls for more ACL research - The Halfway Line
Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers urges for more investment and research into ACL prevention following the club's recent injury cluster.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞

FT: St Pölten 0-6 Chelsea

#UWCL #CFCW

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St Pölten 0-6 Chelsea: Blues cruise to victory in Champions League - The Halfway Line
Chelsea returned to winning ways in an emphatic 6-0 victory over St. Pölten in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 '𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭' 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

Hear from the Blues boss and Keira Walsh ahead of tonight's European meeting with St Pölten.

#UWCL #CFCW

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Sonia Bompastor 'fully confident' in Chelsea ahead of UWCL clash - The Halfway Line
Sonia Bompastor says Chelsea must be efficient in Tuesday's UEFA Women's Champions League meeting with St Pölten.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
𝐊𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐣𝐢’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧

🔎 Match Analysis from Liverpool 1-1 Brighton

Liverpool's winless streak continues to spiral & Vidošić has Kafaji to thank for the point 👇

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Liverpool 1-1 Brighton: Kafaji's rescue act denies Reds first win - The Halfway Line
Rosa Kafaji denied Liverpool their first win of the WSL season as Brighton & Hove Albion secure a point on the road.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

🔎 Match Analysis from Everton 1-2 Man City

Brian Sørensen's hope in defeat and Andrée the Great 👇

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Everton 1-2 Man City: Shaw supreme as Cityzens go top of the table - The Halfway Line
Man City claim top spot in the Women's Super League (WSL) standings as Shaw and Miedema secure three points over Everton.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
𝐎’𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡

🔎 Match analysis from West Ham 1-1 Leicester

Leicester finally benefiting from depth & Irons all bark no bite 👇

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West Ham 1-1 Leicester: O'Brien steals point for Foxes at the death - The Halfway Line
A late Shannon O’Brien equaliser rescued a point on the road for Leicester City, with West Ham banking their first of the WSL season.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐂𝐋 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬

🔎 Match analysis from London City 4-2 Tottenham

A game for the 10s & Godfrey's coming out party 👇

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London City 4-2 Tottenham: Godfrey excels as LCL shine in chaos - The Halfway Line
A thrilling back-and-forth contest in South London saw London City Lionesses take home all three points in a game full of excellent goals.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 '𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲' 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

🗣️ The Chelsea head coach spoke to the media following a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates.

#BarclaysWSL
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Sonia Bompastor urges 'focus on the quality' of the teams - The Halfway Line
Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor urged for 'focus on the quality we have on both teams' as opposed to the officiating.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥’

🗣️Renée Slegers spoke to the media after her side's 1-1 draw against Chelsea at the Emirates.

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Renée Slegers: Arsenal players used controversy as 'positive fuel' - The Halfway Line
Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers has stated that her side used the controversial decisions as 'positive fuel' to get a draw against Chelsea.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM