Ben Gilby profiles one of the biggest stars in Australian sport, never mind Australian women’s football. A player he has been lucky enough to see develop since her mid teenage years, Sam Kerr (pictured above via insider.com). “Ya know Daniel’s got a little sister who’s pretty handy at soccer!” It was 2008, and I wasContinue reading “Sam Kerr: “Pretty Handy at Soccer””
Tag Archives: Chelsea
Catalan Masterclass Leaves Chelsea Feeling Blue
Chelsea 0–4 FC Barcelona By Ben Gilby Barcelona produced one of the greatest performances of any women’s club team in totally dismantling Chelsea to win their first Champions League title. Chelsea boss Emma Hayes showed recognition of the threat posed by her team’s Catalan opponents by swapping Jess Carter and Niamh Charles’ backline positions aroundContinue reading “Catalan Masterclass Leaves Chelsea Feeling Blue”
Kerr-ific Chelsea Retain The Title
Chelsea 5–0 Reading By Ben Gilby Chelsea regained the Barclays FA Women’s Super League title with a comfortable victory over Reading at Kingsmeadow. Emma Hayes named the same starting line-up as last week’s Champions League Semi-Final which meant that Swedish international Jonna Andersson remained on the bench. Reading’s season will be filed under ‘transitional’ andContinue reading “Kerr-ific Chelsea Retain The Title”
Chelsea Make History
Chelsea 4-1 Bayern Munich Chelsea win 5-3 on aggregate. By Ben Gilby Chelsea produced a performance to be proud of as they became only the second English team in history to make a European club final. Chelsea welcomed back talismanic captain Magda Eriksson after being out for almost a month. Additionally, the club’s regular leftContinue reading “Chelsea Make History”
