Arsenal out the UWCL, Birmingham City and Crystal Palace promoted to the WSL and Brighton's new stadium plans!

About this episode

The episode discusses Arsenal's exit from the Women's Champions League, promotions in the WSL, and Brighton's new stadium plans.

As Arsenal crash out of the Women's Champions League, Lianne Sanderson and Uma Gurav discuss what went wrong - and preview that huge final between Barcelona and Lyon! ESPN's Gemma Soler also weighs in on what makes Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas so key for Barcelona. Plus, Birmingham City Women's manager Amy Merricks joins the show after winning the WSL 2 title and earning promotion to the top flight! Crystal Palace's Molly Mae Sharpe also celebrates their fantastic promotion campaign. And finally, Lianne and Uma discuss Brighton's new women's stadium plans and whether it's the right decision. You'll also hear from Fran Kirby and Dario Vidosic on what the news means to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lianne Sanderson, Uma Gurav

Guests: Gemma Soler, Amy Merricks, Molly Mae Sharpe

Topics covered

• Women's Champions League
• WSL promotion
• stadium plans
• Barcelona vs Lyon
• women's football

Keywords

• Arsenal
• Birmingham City
• Crystal Palace
• Brighton
• Women's Champions League
• WSL
• Barcelona
• Lyon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arsenal, Birmingham City Women's, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Barcelona, Lyon, WSL, UWCL

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