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BBC News
4 days ago
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What is the Women's Champions Cup?
Arsenal will play in the 2026 Women's Champions Cup in what is the inaugural edition of the competition, taking place between the end of January and February intercontinental club competition will see the six winners of the continental club competition from each of Fifa's six confederations face other to be crowned world format will emulate the old format of the men's Club World Cup, which is changing from the summer of 2025 Gunners will be Europe's representatives after winning the Champions League last month, beating Barcelona in the side Gotham FC will represent Concacaf, Chinese outfit Wuhan Jiangda are the AFC team that will be involved and Auckland United from New Zealand will represent the Oceanian Football teams from South America and Africa are yet to be Women's Champions Cup will take place in a cycle of three years in every four, with the exception of the year in which another new tournament - the FIFA Women's Club World Cup - is held. That tournament will first be held in 2028 with the Gunners, Gotham and Wuhan Jiangda all featuring. What is the format? Arsenal, Gotham and the South American representative have all received byes to the first round will see Wuhan face Auckland for a place in the second winner of that match will face the side from Africa in the second winners of the second round tie will face Arsenal in the semi-finals, with Gotham and the team from South America playing in the winners of the two semi-finals will face each other in the final, while the losers will face off in the third-place play-off.A host country for the semi-finals and final has yet to be article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... Who is England's rising star Agyemang?How many footballers have been knighted?What is World Sevens Football?Why female tennis players are returning to Queen's after half a century
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gotham, Tigres advance to Concacaf Champions Cup Final
Gotham FC is set to clash with Tigres UANL in Saturday's inaugural final of the Concacaf Women's Champions Cup. Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League and Tigres UANL of Liga MX Femenil have advanced to the final with emphatic victories over Club América and the Portland Thorns. Advertisement Gotham topped América 3-1, navigating through windy and rainy conditions Wednesday evening at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico. Tigres' two unanswered goals against the Thorns in the first 28 minutes of the game sealed their fate later that night. The NWSL side started strong, with Brazilian striker Geyse volleying home a corner from Sarah Schupansky in the 21st minute, her second goal for the team since arriving from Manchester United in March. Gotham's second goal came from a penalty by Midge Purce, who also drew the foul in the box, her first since her return from her anterior cruciate ligament injury. Just three minutes later, América's chances at advancing past the 2023 NWSL champions narrowed when defender Jana Gutiérrez deflected a rebound off the post into her own net and brought the score to 3-0. Despite the early upset, América got on the board in the 38th minute through Spanish national Irene Guerrero, who took advantage of a deflection off a cross. The Mexican side looked more composed in the second half, creating more scoring opportunities, especially after Sarah Luebbert (former Chicago Red Stars and University of Missouri standout) came on as a substitute and threatened Gotham's defense. Advertisement The night's second semifinal served up a clash between NWSL heavyweights Portland Thorns and Liga MX Femenil powerhouse Tigres UANL, and it was all Tigres. The Mexican side dominated the game, taking advantage of the Thorns' weakness in defense. Tigres' first goal came in the 10th minute from 21-year-old Aaliyah Farmer. Shortly after, South African national Thembi Kgatlana took advantage of goalkeeper Bella Bixby's grave error and scored Tigres' second goal in the 27th minute. Thorns came back with two tactical substitutions the second time, bringing on Payton Linnehan and Kaitlyn Torpey to inject pace and width on the right, but could not find goal positions as expected. The final will take place at 10 p.m. ET Saturday. The winner of the Concacaf Women's Champions Cup secures a spot in the inaugural 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Gotham FC, NWSL 2025 The Athletic Media Company
New York Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Gotham, Tigres advance to Concacaf Champions Cup Final
Gotham FC is set to clash with Tigres UANL in Saturday's inaugural final of the Concacaf Women's Champions Cup. Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League and Tigres UANL of Liga Mx Femenil have advanced to the final with emphatic victories over Club América and the Portland Thorns. Gotham topped América 3-1, navigating through windy and rainy conditions Wednesday evening at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico. Tigres' two unanswered goals against the Thorns in the first 28 minutes of the game sealed their fate later that night. Advertisement The NWSL side started strong, with Brazilian striker Geyse volleying home a corner from Sarah Schupansky in the 21st minute, her second goal for the team since arriving from Manchester United in March. Gotham's second goal came from a penalty by Midge Purce, who also drew the foul in the box, her first since her return from her anterior cruciate ligament injury. Just three minutes later, América's chances at advancing past the 2023 NWSL champions narrowed when defender Jana Gutiérrez deflected a rebound off the post into her own net and brought the score to 3-0. Despite the early upset, América got on the board in the 38th minute through Spanish national Irene Guerrero, who took advantage of a deflection off a cross. The Mexican side looked more composed in the second half, creating more scoring opportunities especially after Sarah Luebbert (former Chicago Red Stars and University of Missouri standout) came on as substitute and threatened Gotham's defense. The night's second semifinal served up a clash between NWSL heavyweights Portland Thorns and Liga MX Femenil powerhouse Tigres UANL, and it was all Tigres. The Mexican side dominated the game, taking advantage of Thorns' weakness in defense. Tigres' first goal came in the 10th minute from 21-year-old Aaliyah Farmer. Shortly after, South African national Thembi Kgatlana took advantage of goalkeeper Bella Bixby's grave error and scored Tigres' second goal in the 28th minute. Thorns came back with two tactical substitutions the second time, bringing on Payton Linehan and Kaitlyn Torpey to inject pace and width on the right, but could not find goal positions as expected. The final will take place at 7 pm ET Saturday. The winner of the Concacaf Women's Champions Cup secures a spot in the inaugural 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup. (Photo of Midge Purce from May 9: EM Dash / Imagn Images)
RNZ News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Auckland United FC win Oceania Women's Champions League final
Chloe Knott provided the final pass for Auckland's only goal. Photo: Photosport Auckland United FC will play in the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup next year, after beating Papua New Guinea side Hekari 1-0 in the Oceania final in Papeete, Tahiti. Auckland United retained their OFC Women's Champions League title with the victory and will play the Asian champions in a playoff next year, with the winners to face the African confederation winners in round two. They are also well placed to be the Oceania representative at the first FIFA Club World Cup in 2028. Hekari Women's FC proved tough opponents at Stade Pater, with the Aucklanders scoring the match's sole goal in the 26th minute, after dominating the early changes. Midfielder Danielle Canham scored the goal, after Yume Harashima drove the ball into the box and Chloe Knott provided a back-heeled ball pass. They came close to scoring a few more goals, but Hekari amped up their attacking game early in the second half, really testing the defence of the Ben Bate-coached side. They passed that test and then dominated the final 15 minutes to secure the win. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
