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Yahoo
23-05-2025
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🔥 Something's stirring in Berlin, Union pave the way for women's elite
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Of the five major European women's football leagues (France, Spain, England, Italy, and Germany), only in the Bundesliga was there no representative from the country's capital. A situation that will radically change next season. The promotion of Union Berlin to the Women's Bundesliga puts a team on the map that comes to shake up the German women's football the promotion to the top category confirmed four weeks ago with a thrashing of Borussia Mönchengladbach by 6-1, last Sunday saw a great celebration in the Köpenick district, in East Berlin. The victory against Gütersloh (6-0) was the icing on the cake of a dream season for the Eiserne Mädchen in an unbeatable atmosphere. More than 20,000 people came to the Alter Försterei to celebrate a historic milestone for the Berlin team. League title and promotion, the best possible end to the season. Although to attribute the large crowd to just one match (or two if you count the victory against Mönchengladbach) would be untruthful. The Union Berlin fans have not left their players alone at any time this season. As evidence, a fact. The fourth best attendance in European women's football has been at Union Berlin matches, with an average of 7,190 spectators per match, above clubs like Barcelona. An unbeatable year for the red and white team that now looks forward to its debut in the elite. And all this while becoming a completely professional team since 2023. The arrival of a German football legend like Jennifer Zietz laid the foundations to radically transform Union Berlin. And the work could not have been more successful: two consecutive promotions that place the Eisern in the elite. But the limit is not just the Bundesliga. No solemos levantar muchas de estas en Köpenick... ¡Vaya explosión de alegría! 🥇 — 1. FC Union Berlin ES (@fcunion_es) May 18, 2025 Planning for the season is already underway in the Köpenick district, and the ambition is high. The club itself does not hide its desire: "the medium-term goal is to sit at the same table as Bayern, Wolfsburg or Frankfurt, the country's big clubs", reads its story in the club's official media. And it is not for less. Something is moving in the east of Berlin. (PHOTO: Union Berlin)
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🔥 Something's stirring in Berlin, Union pave the way for women's elite
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Of the five major European women's football leagues (France, Spain, England, Italy, and Germany), only in the Bundesliga was there no representative from the country's capital. A situation that will radically change next season. The promotion of Union Berlin to the Women's Bundesliga puts a team on the map that comes to shake up the German women's football board. Advertisement With the promotion to the top category confirmed four weeks ago with a thrashing of Borussia Mönchengladbach by 6-1, last Sunday saw a great celebration in the Köpenick district, in East Berlin. The victory against Gütersloh (6-0) was the icing on the cake of a dream season for the Eiserne Mädchen in an unbeatable atmosphere. More than 20,000 people came to the Alter Försterei to celebrate a historic milestone for the Berlin team. League title and promotion, the best possible end to the season. A social phenomenon that is growing Although to attribute the large crowd to just one match (or two if you count the victory against Mönchengladbach) would be untruthful. The Union Berlin fans have not left their players alone at any time this season. As evidence, a fact. The fourth best attendance in European women's football has been at Union Berlin matches, with an average of 7,190 spectators per match, above clubs like Barcelona. Advertisement An unbeatable year for the red and white team that now looks forward to its debut in the elite. And all this while becoming a completely professional team since 2023. The arrival of a German football legend like Jennifer Zietz laid the foundations to radically transform Union Berlin. And the work could not have been more successful: two consecutive promotions that place the Eisern in the elite. But the limit is not just the Bundesliga. Planning for the season is already underway in the Köpenick district, and the ambition is high. The club itself does not hide its desire: "the medium-term goal is to sit at the same table as Bayern, Wolfsburg or Frankfurt, the country's big clubs", reads its story in the club's official media. And it is not for less. Something is moving in the east of Berlin. (PHOTO: Union Berlin)
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chelsea humbled by Barcelona and Bonmatí in bruising WCL semi-final exit
They came in hope of witnessing the greatest comeback in Women's Champions League history, to overturn Barcelona's 4-1 first-leg lead. Instead, 26,702 people at Stamford Bridge saw another chastening defeat for Chelsea as the holders cruised through to their fifth consecutive final with an 8-2 aggregate victory that demonstrated the gulf in quality between the two teams. The result emphatically ended Chelsea's hopes of lifting a quadruple of major trophies, before a week when they could be crowned Women's Super League champions, and kept this peerless Barcelona team on course to lift their third consecutive European title. Related: Barcelona show their maestro quality to flourish on the biggest stagee | Jonathan Liew Knowing they needed to win the second leg by at least three goals to have any hope of progressing to the final on 24 May, after their heavy defeat in the first leg in Catalonia, Chelsea were hoping to score early to apply some pressure and offer their fans a chance to dream of a historic comeback, but instead they trailed 3-0 by half-time. First, the Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí – who was orchestrating so much of the visitors' stylish passing – raced clear down Chelsea's left and had too much pace for Niamh Charles, running into the box unhindered before lashing a finish into the roof of the net at Hannah Hampton's near post. Bayern seal third straight title Bayern Munich clinched the Women's Bundesliga title with a 3-1 win over Freiburg on Sunday. The Iceland defender Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir scored late with a header, adding to earlier goals from Lea Schüller and Pernille Harder, as Bayern took an unassailable 11-point lead over Wolfsburg, who have only three games remaining. Bayern, who were knocked out of the Women's Champions League by Lyon in the quarter-finals, underlined its domestic dominance by winning every game in the second half of the season. It is Bayern's seventh Bundesliga title and the team's third in a row. Associated Press That goal came shortly after Chelsea had gone close twice in the space of a minute, first Sandy Baltimore scuffed a chance to shoot inside the box and then Sjoeke Nüsken's close-range strike was saved by Cata Coll, but Bonmatí taught the English league leaders a lesson in ruthlessness. If conceding the goal had deflated the home side, 18 minutes later they were looking forlorn, as Pere Romeu's team turned on the style and killed off the contest. Ewa Pajor's dart towards the six-yard box to slot home rounded off one of the best worked team moves in the competition this season, before Clàudia Pina provided one of the highest calibre individual strikes of the campaign when she curled a strike into the far corner. Pina, who had scored twice in the first leg, was showing the kind of top-level finishing that Chelsea were lacking. By the second half, Chelsea were merely playing for pride, and went close when the substitute Catarina Macário rolled a low strike narrowly wide, while at the other end, a block from Charles prevented Vicky López from adding a fourth goal, after Hampton had saved the initial shot from Salma Paralluelo. The hosts went close with an 87th-minute chance for Lucy Bronze, whose far‑post header was palmed away. Paralluelo compounded Chelsea's misery in the closing stages when she capitalised on a mistake from Charles to score a fourth, before the home side secured the smallest of consolations through Wieke Kaptein's good finish, which brought the home crowd to their feet. Maika Hamano also went close in stoppage time but nobody inside the ground had genuinely believed the comeback was on after the 25th minute. Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you're on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. It was the third season in a row in which Chelsea had been eliminated at the semi-final stage by Barcelona but this was the most humbling scoreline. Exactly one year ago, Chelsea had felt robbed by a refereeing decision. This time, Barça stole the show. It was only the third time that Sonia Bompastor had tasted defeat as Chelsea manager and this one will hurt most. Trying to win the Champions League with Chelsea – a competition she has won as a player and a manager with Lyon – was the primary reason she was hired to succeed Emma Hayes. This was a harsh illustration of how far they are behind Barcelona, who pose a huge obstacle for Arsenal in the final. Asked if her team had fallen short of their objective for the season – despite the fact Chelsea could still win a domestic treble – Bompastor said: 'Yes, I'm not going to shy away from the ambitions of the club. 'That's really easy for some managers, maybe not to assume the ambitions, but I want to assume them [the ambitions] because I'm really competitive, and I just think this club has everything to perform and to be able to make the quadruple. 'It didn't happen this year and we are all sad and frustrated about it, but yes, we need now to reflect 'how can we make it possible?', but again, I think coming to Chelsea as a competitive person, I want to make sure we fight for every trophy possible.'
Hamilton Spectator
27-04-2025
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- Hamilton Spectator
Bayern Munich clinches another Women's Bundesliga title
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich clinched another Women's Bundesliga title with a 3-1 win over Freiburg on Sunday. Iceland defender Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir scored late with a header as Bayern took an unassailable 11-point lead over Wolfsburg, which has only three games remaining this season. Bayern, which was knocked out of the Women's Champions League by Lyon in the quarterfinals, underlined its domestic dominance by winning every game in the second half of the season. It's Bayern's seventh Bundesliga title and the team's third in a row. The men's team is on the verge of wrapping up the men's title. A win in Leipzig next weekend would ensure a men and women's Bundesliga double. Bayern women's team faces Werder Bremen in the German Cup final in Cologne on Thursday. Former heavyweight Turbine Potsdam was relegated from the Women's Bundesliga on Friday with a 3-1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen. The former European champion was first relegated in 2023, then promoted after one season in the second division, but it drops straight back after 19 defeats and one draw from 20 games. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
27-04-2025
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Bayern Munich clinches another Women's Bundesliga title
Bayern Munich's Pernille Harder, right, celebrates after scoring a goal during a Women's Bundesliga soccer match against SC Freiburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich clinched another Women's Bundesliga title with a 3-1 win over Freiburg on Sunday. Iceland defender Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir scored late with a header as Bayern took an unassailable 11-point lead over Wolfsburg, which has only three games remaining this season. Advertisement Bayern, which was knocked out of the Women's Champions League by Lyon in the quarterfinals, underlined its domestic dominance by winning every game in the second half of the season. It's Bayern's seventh Bundesliga title and the team's third in a row. The men's team is on the verge of wrapping up the men's title. A win in Leipzig next weekend would ensure a men and women's Bundesliga double. Bayern women's team faces Werder Bremen in the German Cup final in Cologne on Thursday. Former heavyweight Turbine Potsdam was relegated from the Women's Bundesliga on Friday with a 3-1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen. The former European champion was first relegated in 2023, then promoted after one season in the second division, but it drops straight back after 19 defeats and one draw from 20 games. ___ AP soccer:
