I congratulated them last year - and more congrats are in order to the Arsenal Ladies team, for winning the Community Shield, the London County Cup. Premier League title (they are currently unbeaten with two games left), the League Cup, the UEFA Cup (for the first time) and today the FA Cup, by defeating Charlton women 4-1.
At the beginning of the year, they were ranked 4th in the world on a list compiled by Womensworldfootball.com. It is interesting to note that the number one team on that list (Umea IK, Europe's only full-time professional women's team) were beaten 1-0 (sounds familiar?) when Arsenal Ladies secured the Uefa Cup in April, the first British club to win the competition:
Top 20 Women's Club Teams
1 Umea IK, Sweden
2 Duisburg, Germany
3 Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada
4 Arsenal, England
5 FC Indiana, USA
6 Malmo, Sweden
7 FFC Frankfurt, Germany
8 Long Island Fury, USA
9 Ottawa Fury, Canada
10 Kolbotn, Norway
11 Trondheims Orn, Norway
12 Djurgarden/Alvsjo, Sweden
13 Shanghai FC, China
14 Brondby, Denmark
15 FC Nippon Beleza, Japan
16 Bad Neuenahr, Germany
17 Charlton Athletic FC, England
18 Fortuna Hjorring, Denmark
19 Ajax America
20 Montpellier, France
I don't know much about ladies' football, but I do know a successful side - and any team that can win six trophies in one season, deserves the utmost respect and appreciation. Well done, Ladies!
Arsenal Ladies 4-1 Charlton Women
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