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Arsenal's Steph Catley talks 'special Champions League nights' - The Halfway Line Steph Catley has spoken about her dream of playing in 'special Champions League nights' from 'all the way over there in Australia' as a child.

𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 '𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬'

🗣️Steph Catley spoke to the media yesterday ahead of Arsenal's #UWCL clash against Lyon tonight.

Click below for some pre match reading ⬇️
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How does the new Women's Champions League format work? - The Halfway Line The UEFA Women’s Champions League format has been shaken up for the 2025/26 season with a new structure designed to create more excitement.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?

The Halfway Line breaks it down 👇

#UWCL

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Where to watch the Women's Champions League in Australia - The Halfway Line Disney+ has been announced as the new home of the UEFA Women's Champions League in Australia and New Zealand.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚

ESPN have announced that Disney+ will be the home of the Women's Champions League.

#UWCL #WomensChampionsLeague

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Renée Slegers says Chloe Kelly is '100% available' for Lyon test - The Halfway Line Renée Slegers has said that despite the strapping on her leg Chloe Kelly is '100% available to play' against Lyon on Tuesday night.

𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 ‘𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭

🗣️Slegers was speaking to the media ahead of the opening of Arsenal's #UWCL title defence at home to OL Lyonnes.

#AWFC
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PSG midfielder Groenen 'very excited' to face Man United in UWCL - The Halfway Line PSG's Jackie Groenen says former club Manchester United 'always felt like a second home' ahead of the two sides' upcoming UWCL meeting.

𝐏𝐒𝐆 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐧 '𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝' 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

The Dutch international says the Red Devils “felt like a second home” as she prepares to face them at Old Trafford next month.

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Tottenham 1-0 Brighton: Spurs stay flying in the WSL Tottenham Hotspur continued their impressive start to the season with a tight 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at Brisbane Road.

𝐍𝐚𝐳 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠

FT: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

The Lilywhites climb to third in the WSL with narrow win over the Seagulls.

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✍️ @tom-maher-tm.bsky.social reporting from Hayes Lane

Jocelyn Prêcheur: Freya Godfrey has 'such a great potential' - The Halfway Line Jocelyn Prêcheur has praised summer signing Freya Godfrey as a player with 'many qualities' after she returned to the squad on Sunday.

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥’

🗣️Jocelyn Prêcheur spoke to The Halfway Line about the returning Godfrey as well as London City's 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday.

#BarclaysWSL
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Gareth Taylor: 'Until we hear anything from the FA, Rafa [Borggräfe] is back in with us' - The Halfway Line Gareth Taylor spoke on the decision to bring Rafaela Borggräfe back into the fold after an alleged discriminatory remark.

'𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀, 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚 [𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐚̈𝐟𝐞] 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬'

🗣️Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor spoke to The Halfway Line following a 1-0 loss to London City. Read his comments below:

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HERA United: About the Netherlands' first women-only football club - The Halfway Line The Netherlands' topflight — the Vrouwen Eredivisie — is now home to its first independent women's football club, HERA United.

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛

📊 @roossch91.bsky.social and @lambertsmarc.bsky.social dig into the short history of the Netherlands' latest addition.

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London City 1-0 Liverpool: Player ratings as Linari secures victory - The Halfway Line London City Lionesses got their first ever top flight victory at Hayes Lane on Sunday afternoon as Elena Linari's penalty was the difference.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

FT: London City Lionesses 1-0 Liverpool

Liverpool remain winless as London City climb the table to seventh.

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WSL Analysis: Man City make a statement with Arsenal win - The Halfway Line Man City made a statement in a 3-2 victory over Arsenal in the Women's Super League (WSL) thanks to a late goal from Iman Beney.

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧

Analysis as City exploit the Gunners in a WSL thriller in Manchester.

FT: Man City 3-2 Arsenal

#MCFC #AWFC #BarclaysWSL

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Player Ratings as Chelsea and Man United draw in WSL clash - The Halfway Line Man United ended Chelsea’s perfect start to the season in thoroughly entertaining 1-1 draw in the Women's Super League (WSL).

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

FT: Man United 1-1 Chelsea

#BarclaysWSL #MUWomen #CFCW

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'The belief hasn't gone' says Arsenal boss ahead of Man City clash - The Halfway Line Arsenal manager Renée Slegers emphasised focus, resilience, and consistency ahead of her side's WSL fixture against Manchester City.

‘𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞’ 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

Renée Slegers emphasised focus, resilience, and consistency ahead of her side’s WSL fixture against Manchester City.

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Everton want to 'make it right' after three straight WSL losses - The Halfway Line Everton manager Brian Sørensen is certain his side 'will have solutions' to break down Leicester City despite injury woes.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 ‘𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’ 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

The Toffees head coach says his side want to be 'competitive' against Leicester City in the WSL this weekend.

#EFC #BarclaysWSL

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Man City know facing Arsenal is 'a special game' says Jeglertz - The Halfway Line Man City head coach Andreé Jeglertz says his side must be aware of Arsenal's strengths ahead of the WSL showdown this weekend.

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 ‘𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞’ 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳

The City head coach says his side must be aware of Arsenal's strengths ahead of the upcoming clash.

#BarclaysWSL #MCFC #MCFCW

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San Diego Wave sue former president Jill Ellis - The Halfway Line NWSL club San Diego Wave have sued former president Jill Ellis for a misleading resignation that lead to $40 million loss in club revenue.

𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬

❌ The NWSL club have said that Ellis' misleading resignation has led to a $40million loss in club revenue

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Man United 'have to believe they can beat Chelsea' says Skinner - The Halfway Line Man United manager Marc Skinner says his side must believe they can beat 'well-oiled machine' Chelsea in the WSL.

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 ‘𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚’

Marc Skinner speaks ahead of United's test against the "well-oiled machine" that is Chelsea

#MUWomen #BarclaysWSL

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Chelsea ready for 'exciting' Man United clash says Bompastor - The Halfway Line Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor expects a "tough" but "very exciting" clash against Man United in the WSL this Friday October 3.

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 ‘𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠’ 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫

The Blues head coach speaks ahead of a 'tough' battle against United

#CFCW #BarclaysWSL

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Exclusive: Ellie Brazil 'moving with good people' at Southampton - The Halfway Line Ellie Brazil says she is 'up there with playing her most enjoyable football' at Southampton in the WSL 2 this season.

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥

"I personally would love nothing more than to get promoted with this team," the Southampton striker tells @bethmccowen.bsky.social 🗣️

Read more below ⬇️

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Also hear from Southampton's Ellie Brazil on her goals for the season, and catch up on all the latest from the WSL 2, NWSL and the League of Ireland 🏆

Feature image from Aston Villa on Instagram 📸

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

Aston Villa stun Arsenal again while Chelsea, Man United and Man City all take home three points.

Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts as the team break down another weekend of #BarclaysWSL drama🎧🍏