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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

‘We took a big leap of faith’: how a community project built Arsenal Women

Freddie Hudson (left) and Abby Webster
Freddie Hudson (left) and Abby Webster are both part of the Arsenal in the Community scheme. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

It is 40 years since the establishment of Arsenal in the Community, the wing of the club responsible for founding the women’s team, and the announcement that all the side’s Women’s Super League games will be played at the Emirates Stadium next season returns the team to the N5 community that birthed it.

With the players ending an 18-year wait for a second European title by beating Barcelona in the Champions League final in May, it has been a year of full-circle moments for Arsenal.

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