Arsenal gunning to overhaul mighty Lyon and reach Champions League final Renée Slegers’ side have hope in key players returning but have to win on the road against the eight-times champions The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025
Montemurro Eyes Arsenal Scalp As Lyon Close On Champions League Final Record eight-time champions Lyon are on the verge of yet another Women's Champions League final, with coach Joe Montemurro hoping to lead the French side past his old club Arsenal in this weekend's semi-final second leg. International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025
Montemurro declines to dismiss Matildas 'rumours' Joe Montemurro, favourite to be named the next Matildas coach, has said stories linking him to the role are 'rumours', but did not dismiss them as unfounded. AAP · Apr 20, 2025
Melchie Dumornay’s instant reply puts Lyon in control against Arsenal Melchie Dumornay’s fine late goal, four minutes after Arsenal had equalised through Mariona Caldentey’s penalty, gave Lyon a valuable 2-1 first-leg win in their WCL semi-final The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Advantage Carpenter in Matildas' Euro semi-final clash Ellie Carpenter's Lyon have gained a 2-1 first leg lead in their Uefa Women's Champions League semi-final against Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley's Arsenal. AAP · Apr 19, 2025
Arsenal 1-2 Lyon: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened Goals from Kadidiatou Diani and Melchie Dumornay give Lyon the advantage heading into the second leg The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Arsenal v Lyon: five key factors in the Women’s Champions League semi Joe Montemurro and Renée Slegers are reunited but can they find a way to stop each other’s array of attacking talent? The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025
The Champions League parallel Arsenal can take into Lyon semi-final Arsenal host Lyon at the Emirates in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semi-final as the Gunners embrace their ‘one-club’ mentality The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
Matildas in 'limbo' as coach search drags on With the 2026 Asian Cup on the horizon, Matildas captain Steph Catley admits players are feeling 'in limbo' without a permanent head coach at the helm. AAP · Apr 7, 2025
Sermanni unsure if Monday's Matildas game is his last The Matildas have been without a permanent head coach for eight months and interim Tom Sermanni doesn't know if Monday's game against South Korea is his last. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
Arsenal and Lyon set up Aussie Euro semi-final showdown Arsenal's trio of Matildas will meet Ellie Carpenter's Lyon in the last four of the Women's Champions League after both teams won their quarter-finals. AAP · Mar 26, 2025
Vivianne Miedema: ‘Women’s football is proud to be inclusive but it is starting to slip. We need to act’ Forward sounds urgent warning, discusses Manchester City upheaval and says she is starting to click with Khadija Shaw The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025
Fowler's Man City and Kerr's Chelsea set for four epics Mary Fowler's Man City and Sam Kerr's Chelsea have been drawn to meet in the Champions League - hot on the heels of setting up a League Cup final date. AAP · Feb 7, 2025
Writing was on the wall for Jonas Eidevall after fans lost faith in his Arsenal project The Swede’s resignation after three years suggests that the decision came from him as bad results and an increasingly toxic atmosphere took its toll The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024
AAP · Sep 20, 2024 Matildas in Super League demand - plus one Aussie bloke The Women's Super League in England is about to kick off with 14 Matildas set to feature - and one Aussie bloke also ready to make a splash.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024 Women’s Champions League: Lyon and Barcelona changes leave door ajar All of last season’s semi-finalists have new managers for this campaign but hopefuls such as Arsenal still face an uphill task
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024 Lyon’s Joe Montemurro: ‘It’s right to make the best team in the world an entertaining one’ In an exclusive interview, the former Arsenal and Juventus manager tells Suzanne Wrack about style and the challenge of coming into a hugely successful side
AAP · Jun 19, 2024 Aussie Montemurro takes reins at women's giants Lyon Joe Montemurro, successful at both Arsenal and Juventus, is to now take the reins at the biggest club in European women's soccer, Lyon.
AAP · May 23, 2024 Montemurro focused on All Stars, not Matildas hopes Top Australian coach Joe Montemurro is adamant contending for the Matildas job isn't on his radar as he focuses on leading the A-League Women All Stars.
AAP · Apr 26, 2024 Montemurro can make Matildas case with All Stars stint A four-time trophy winner with Juventus, Australian coach Joe Montemurro will lead the A-League Women All Stars when they take on Arsenal.
Football London · Jul 4, 2023 Alessia Russo and Arsenal - a transfer three years in the making Alessia Russo has signed for the Gunners following the expiration of her Manchester United contract
ABC News · Jan 6, 2023 2023 Women's World Cup, A-Leagues reform, and Football For Good: New Year's Resolutions for the Australian game Having ended 2022 on a sour note, what can Australian football work towards in 2023? Samantha Lewis lists some of the game's New Year's Resolutions.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2022 Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 119 judges for this year’s list
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Vivianne Miedema strikes again as Arsenal beat Juventus in Champions League Arsenal 1-0 Juventus: Dutch attacker Vivianne Miedema struck for the third consecutive game as the Gunners stayed top of Group C
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 Arsenal 1-0 Juventus: Women’s Champions League – as it happened Vivianne Miedema scored the only goal of the game to put Arsenal on the verge of the knockout stages