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USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Bunny Shaw awarded No. 9 jersey for Manchester City
Former Tennessee soccer player Bunny Shaw was awarded a No. 9 jersey by Manchester City Women's Football Club. Shaw played for the Lady Vols from 2017-18. She won the Golden Boot award for a second consecutive year with Manchester City during the 2024-25 season. Shaw won the award for a second consecutive season despite having back-to-back campaigns end prematurely due to injury. She totaled 12 goals, while appearing in 14 top-flight matches. Shaw led the Women's Super League, averaging 0.85 goals per game. She shared the award with Arsenal's Alessia Russo. The former Lady Vol previously wore No. 21. No. 9 is traditionally associated with a center forward or striker, a player who typically leads an attack for scoring goals. Shaw has scored 106 goals in 91 games for Manchester City. She previously played professionally in France for Bordeaux. Manchester City opens its regular season versus Chelsea on Sept. 6. Kickoff is slated for 8:30 a.m. EDT. More: Mia Binkowski commits to Tennessee soccer Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rose applauds ‘great' Bunny guidance
Jade Rose says she's grateful for Bunny Shaw's guidance during her first weeks at Manchester City. After signing for Andrée Jeglertz's side in June, the Canada international linked up with her new teammates in late August as the Blues began preparations for the new campaign. It represented her first move outside of North America after graduating from Harvard University in Massachusetts this summer where she enjoyed a record-breaking spell playing football alongside her studies. GET YOUR JOIE STADIUM WSL TICKETS And Rose says she's settled well into life at the Joie Stadium with the help of Shaw and the rest of her City colleagues. 'I think it's been good to be integrated into a smaller group. First of all, I'm terrible with names so it helps that I have a gradual introduction and can learn them as I go,' she explained 'Having someone like Bunny as a person of leadership to show me around not only the facilities but to the team has been great for me. WATCH: Rose details key attributes after City arrival 'My time here, the transition has been smooth and a lot of that has been down to the staff and team, how welcoming they've been and how helpful they've been with all the little questions that pop up. 'Moving from a different country and all the things I didn't think about myself my teammates have been there to support me and help me through it.' Rose was able to showcase her talents to our supporters for the first time at our sold-out City Are Back open training event on Tuesday. It was there where fans where able to see Jeglertz's put his players through our paces as our meticulous preseason preparations continued. For the versatile defender, the session has heightened her excitement for the upcoming campaign. She added: 'It's getting me really excited for the season. A lot of people say our fans are the 12th player, and it's so true. 'To be able to feed off their energy and to see what this club and this team means to them is incredibly important to me. I'm happy we were able to have thus event and I was able to meet the fans. GET YOUR JOIE STADIUM WSL TICKETS 'I've enjoyed my first few days, the transition has been smooth. 'The rain is going to take some getting used to, but I'm really excited to explore the city, get out and to see what it has to offer.'
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bunny Shaw wins Golden Boot for second consecutive year
Bunny Shaw wins Golden Boot for second consecutive year Former Tennessee soccer player Bunny Shaw was honored as the top scorer in English professional soccer for a second consecutive year. Shaw, who played for the Lady Vols from 2017-18, won the Golden Boot award on Saturday after a successful season with Manchester City in 2024-25. She won the award for a second consecutive season despite having a second straight campaign end premature by injury. Shaw totaled 12 goals, while appearing in 14 top-flight matches. She led the Women's Super League, averaging 0.85 goals per game. Shaw shared the award with Arsenal's Aleissa Russo, who scored 12 goals in 20 matches. Manchester City competes in the Women's Super League, the Golden Boot is awarded annually to the WSL's top scorer. In addition to her two Golden Boots, Shaw was named 2024 FWA Footballer of the Year and 2024 WSL Player of the Year. While playing for Tennessee, Shaw was named 2018 SEC Offensive Player of the Year and earned Second-Team All-America honors.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025/26 WSL key dates confirmed
The Barclays Women's Super League have confirmed the dates for the 2025/26 campaign. It means the new top-flight season, along with the Championship, will kick-off across the weekend of the Saturday 6 September and Sunday 7 September. However, the WSL's final fixture weekend falls on Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May – a fortnight after the conclusion of the second-tier term. This is due to the European Championships taking place this summer in Switzerland from Wednesday 2 July to Sunday 27 July. CITY V EVERTON | BUY YOUR TICKETS As ever, there will be a winter break next season which runs from Monday 22 December to Sunday 4 January with league fixtures resuming across Saturday 10 January and Sunday 11 January. WATCH: Watch: Ask me anything with Bunny Shaw Meanwhile, the dates for the Subway Women's League Cup knockout stages have also been set with the group stages to take place in late September before ending in in mid-November. The quarter-finals will be held across Saturday 21 December and Sunday 22 December, the semi-finals will take place across Wednesday 21 January and Thursday 22 January before the final being played on the weekend of Saturday 14 March and Sunday 15 March. If City qualify for the Champions League group stages, we will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage due to our European participation. Our WSL fixtures for 2025/26 will be confirmed in the summer following the conclusion of the current campaign and please note the above dates are subject to change. Keep across and the Official Man City App for future announcements.
The Guardian
19-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Manchester City v Chelsea: Women's Champions League quarter-final, first leg
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Hello and welcome to the first leg of the Women's Champions League quarter-final between Manchester City and Chelsea. It is also the second game of four that the two clubs will play against each other over a period of 12 days. The first was the League Cup final which Chelsea won 2-1. City have been hit with injury news before tonight's match with both Bunny Shaw and Aoba Fujino ruled out with muscle injuries. For Chelsea, Sam Kerr has been added to the club's Women's Champions League squad for the knockout stages but it is unclear if she will feature tonight. The team news will drop shortly so stay updated before kick-off at 8pm GMT. Share
