Carshalton Athletic is proud to announce it is to host a top
notch European pre-season friendly later this month, writes James Barrett.
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| Goal: Aluko strikes again for Chelsea Ladies |
Chelsea Ladies will entertain Sweden’s FC Rosengård
at Colston Avenue on Sunday 12th February (kick-off 11am) as part of
their warm-up ahead of a new Women’s Super League One (WSL1) campaign in April.
Blues manager Emma Hayes, fresh from
guiding her troops to second-place in the league last season, will be picking a
team from a squad set to include the likes of:
- Pacy forward Eni Aluko whom has over 100 caps for England Ladies and appeared on several television programmes;
- Midfielder Karen Carney who has just been awarded an MBE for her services to football;
- Exotic new signings Ramona Bachmann (37 goals for her native Switzerland) and Crystal Dunn (signed from Washington Spirit in the US);
- Striker Fran Kirby whom cost Chelsea a British record fee and has been dubbed ‘Mini Messi’ by England Ladies manager Mark Sampson.
Chelsea Ladies also famously completed a domestic double in 2015, while FC Rosengård have won their domestic title nine times in total (the most recent coming in 2014).
Colston Avenue is no stranger to hosting women’s football as
it currently boasts it’s own flagship ladies team, which has won several
trophies since its inception in 2008, plus several girls teams across all age
ranges.
"As a club we are committed to ladies
football and there's no better way of celebrating that than by hosting two of
the world’s best Ladies teams," said Carshalton Athletic chairman Paul
Dipre.
"Having Chelsea choose Colston
Avenue is both a privilege and recognition of the quality of our stadium
facilities.”
Admission to Chelsea Ladies vs FC Rosengård is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 18s), so be sure to get down to Colston Avenue and experience a fun day out watching two quality clubs go head-to-head.
Admission to Chelsea Ladies vs FC Rosengård is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 18s), so be sure to get down to Colston Avenue and experience a fun day out watching two quality clubs go head-to-head.
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| Ji So Yung, Gemma Davison, Gilly Flaherty & Hedvig Lindahl |
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