Le match se termine, Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1.
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Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: les espoirs de titre de Super League féminine renforcés par le vainqueur de Sam Kerr
Les espoirs de titre de la Super League féminine de Chelsea restent entre leurs mains après que le défunt vainqueur de Sam Kerr leur ait donné la victoire sur Liverpool.
Kerr a bondi sur un rebond pour donner l’avantage à Chelsea à la 86e minute.
Niamh Charles avait égalisé pour les hôtes avec une tête en un coup d’œil après qu’Emma Koivisto ait donné une avance choquante à Liverpool.
La victoire signifie que les Blues ont quatre points de retard sur le leader Manchester United, mais ont disputé deux matches de moins.
Chelsea est troisième du classement – avec Manchester City un point au-dessus d’eux en deuxième – mais leurs matchs en cours signifient qu’ils sont en position de force pour remporter un quatrième titre WSL consécutif dans ce qui continue d’être une course au titre passionnante.
Et c’était le résultat que voulait la manager Emma Hayes après leur Sortie en demi-finale de la Ligue des champions aux mains de Barcelone la semaine dernière.
“Je savais que nous nous battrions jusqu’à la fin”, a déclaré Hayes à BBC Three.
“Je pense que nous avons eu la gueule de bois du Camp Nou, mais les changements ont définitivement eu un impact.” Je sais que nous pouvons produire de meilleures performances, mais lorsque vous arrivez à ce stade de la saison, vous devez obtenir des résultats et je suis convaincu que nous le pouvons. “
Kerr le héros de Chelsea
La chance de Chelsea de tripler s’est terminée à Barcelone, mais le titre de champion reste à prendre et ils affronteront Manchester United en finale de la FA Cup plus tard ce mois-ci.
Cette victoire, cependant, a été difficile.
L’équipe d’Emma Hayes a dominé après avoir pris du retard, avec la gardienne de Liverpool Faye Kirby, faisant ses débuts en WSL, éloignant de manière impressionnante Guro Reiten et Kerr.
Chelsea s’est retrouvé à égalité à la 41e minute lorsque Charles a dirigé le corner d’Eve Perisset, mais a eu du mal après la reprise.
Contre une défense fatigante de Liverpool, Reiten s’est vu refuser un but pour hors-jeu dans les phases finales.
Mais c’est Kerr, si souvent le héros des Blues, qui a complété le revirement, poussant un rebond après que Jessie Fleming ait touché le poteau.
Les rouges rebondissent avec un affichage impressionnant
Bien qu’ils aient remporté le match inverse et qu’ils espèrent devenir la première équipe promue à faire un doublé WSL contre Chelsea, peu de gens se seraient attendus à ce que Liverpool donne une telle frayeur aux champions à Kingsmeadow.
Les Reds entraient dans le match à l’arrière de une raclée 4-0 par les lutteurs de Leicester, et étaient sans victoire lors de leurs 10 derniers matchs de championnat à l’extérieur.
Mais ils ont volé hors des blocs avec Koivisto qui a balayé le centre de Natasha Dowie.
Et ils auraient pu reprendre l’avantage juste avant la mi-temps avec Perisset bloquant un effort du Dowie après qu’Ann-Katrin Berger ait repoussé la frappe initiale de Shanice van de Sanden.
Ce fut une performance bien meilleure du côté de Matt Beard, avec le gardien Kirby nommé joueur du match.
“C’est une occasion spéciale pour moi [making an WSL debut] et les filles ont changé de poste, alors j’ai pensé que nous méritions quelque chose”, a déclaré Kirby à BBC Three.
“Nous avons une semaine de trois matchs, donc nous devons juste passer à autre chose.”
Les Reds peuvent apporter beaucoup de points positifs lors de leur prochain match à domicile contre les chasseurs de titres de Manchester City dimanche.
Chelsea accueille Everton plus tard dans la même journée.
Alignements
Chelsea Femmes
Formation 3-4-3
- 30Berger
- 15Périsset
- 7Charretier
- 16Eriksson
- 21Charles
- 22CuthbertRemplacé parCankovicà 54′minutes
- 8LeupolzRemplacé parRytting Kanerydà 80′minutes
- 11Reiter
- dixJamesRemplacé parPlus fortà 54′minutes
- 20Kerr
- 17FlamandRemplacé parAnglaisà 88′minutes
Substituts
- 1Musovic
- 5Anglais
- 19Rytting Kaneryd
- 23Plus fort
- 27Abdullina
- 28Cankovic
Liverpool Femmes
Formation 5-3-2
- 22KirbyRéservé à 85 minutes
- 2KoivistoRéservé à 34 minutes
- 23Bonner
- 4Robert
- 6Matthieu
- 12Biches
- 7KearnRemplacé parHumphreyà 82′minutes
- 35TaylorRemplacé parPeignoirà 68′minutes
- 18HollandeRemplacé parLundgaardà 60′minutes
- 19van de SandenRemplacé parStengelà 68′minutes
- 29Dowie
Substituts
- 1Lois
- 3Peignoir
- 15Lundgaard
- 17Humphrey
- 21Cumings
- 24Stengel
- Arbitre:
- Abigaïl Byrne
- Présence:
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La deuxième mi-temps se termine, Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1.
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Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) se voit accorder un coup franc sur l’aile gauche.
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Faute de Leighanne Robe (Liverpool Women).
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Coin, Chelsea Femmes. Corner concédé par Gemma Bonner.
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Tentative bloquée. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) du pied droit du centre de la surface de réparation est bloquée. Passe décisive de Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
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Retarder. Ils sont prêts à continuer.
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Retard de match (Chelsea Women).
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Remplacement, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle remplace Jessie Fleming.
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But! Chelsea Women 2, Liverpool Women 1. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) frappe du pied droit depuis le centre de la surface de réparation jusqu’au centre du but.
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Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) frappe le poteau droit d’un tir du pied droit de l’extérieur de la surface. Passe décisive de Jelena Cankovic.
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Faye Kirby (Liverpool Women) reçoit un carton jaune.
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Tentative ratée. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) du pied droit du centre de la surface de réparation manque à droite.
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Tentative bloquée. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) du pied droit du centre de la surface de réparation est bloqué.
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Hors-jeu, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles a tenté une passe en profondeur, mais Guro Reiten est hors-jeu.
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Remplacement, Liverpool Women. Carla Humphrey remplace Missy Bo Kearns.
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Tentative ratée. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) de la tête du centre de la surface de réparation manque à gauche. Passe décisive de Guro Reiten d’un centre.
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Remplacement, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd remplace Melanie Leupolz.
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Tentative ratée. Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) de la tête de la gauche du coeur de la surface de réparation est haut et large sur la gauche. Passe décisive de Guro Reiten d’un centre sur corner.
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Coin, Chelsea Femmes. Corner concédé par Gemma Bonner.
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Barcelona 3-1 Brann (agg 5-2): Barca set up Champions League semi-final against Chelsea
Holders Barcelona beat Brann to set up a Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea.
Barcelona won the first leg 2-1 and extended their aggregate lead when Aitana Bonmati hooked an effort past Aurora Mikalsen in the 23rd minute.
They netted again through Fridolina Rolfo, who bundled home when Mikalsen failed to clear a goalmouth scramble.
Tomine Svendheim pulled one back for Brann, but Patri Guijarro scored an 88th-minute tap-in to seal Barca’s win.
With England internationals Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh in their line-up, Barcelona dominated the second leg at Estadi Johan Cruyff as they managed 26 shots to seven from their Norwegian visitors.
Beating Brann sets up a repeat of last year’s semi-final, when Barcelona beat Chelsea 2-1 on aggregate before going on to win the competition.
They will host the first leg in Barcelona on 20-21 April, with the second leg being played at Stamford Bridge on 27-28 April.
The Catalan giants also thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in the 2020-21 final when they won the competition for the first time.
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Leicester City: Willie Kirk sacked after allegation of relationship with player
Leicester City have sacked manager Willie Kirk following an investigation into an allegation he had a relationship with a player.
Kirk, 45, was suspended by the Women’s Super League club earlier this month to “assist with an internal process”.
The Scottish boss has not been on the touchline for the past three games.
“Willie was determined to have breached the team’s code of conduct to a degree that makes his position untenable,” Leicester said in a statement.
Following Kirk’s suspension, assistant manager Jennifer Foster and first-team coach Stephen Kirby took charge for the Women’s FA Cup quarter-final at Liverpool on 9 March.
The Foxes won 2-0 to reach the last four of the competition for the first time.
Leicester have lost the two matches they have played since, being beaten by Tottenham and Brighton in the WSL.
Foster and Kirby will continue to lead the team while Leicester begin the search for a new permanent manager.
Former Everton manager Kirk joined the Women’s Super League club in the summer of 2022, initially as a director of football before succeeding Lydia Bedford as boss that November.
Last season he guided Leicester from the bottom of the WSL to safety and they were seventh in the table this season when he was suspended.
Leicester said the code of conduct which Kirk breached was “established and implemented” before the 2023-24 season.
“The code forms part of the club’s ongoing commitment to professionalising the women’s game since the takeover of LCFC Women in 2020, promoting a performance-led culture among players, coaches and technical staff,” Leicester added.
Their decision, announced on Thursday, comes amid scrutiny of player-coach relationships in women’s football.
In February, former Leicester manager Jonathan Morgan was sacked by Sheffield United after “new information came to light about his conduct” before he joined the club.
Morgan’s former management agency ended their relationship with him and said in a statement it had “learnt new information regarding Jonathan Morgan and a relationship with a player”.
More to follow.
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Xabi Alonso: Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness says appointing Spaniard is ‘probably impossible’
Bringing Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich this summer is “probably impossible”, says the club’s honorary president Uli Hoeness.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Alonso, 42, is a target of Bayern’s to replace Thomas Tuchel when he leaves in the summer.
The Spaniard has also been strongly linked with replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool but Hoeness says he will likely stay at Leverkusen.
“We’ll have to see if we can do it this year,” he said.
“It will be difficult, if not probably impossible.”
In his second year as a manager, Alonso is on the brink of leading Leverkusen to their first German Bundesliga title.
They are 10 points clear of champions Bayern with eight games remaining and have not lost in all competitions.
As well Liverpool and Bayern, Alonso has also been linked with Real Madrid, another of his former clubs from his playing career.
“[Alonso] is more inclined to stay at Bayer Leverkusen in view of their current successes, because he would not want to leave them behind,” Hoeness said.
“Let’s say if he had two or three more years of success, it would probably be easier to bring him out of there.”
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Crawford Allan: Livingston’s David Martindale says abuse of referee chief ‘despicable’
Outgoing Scottish FA head of referees Crawford Allan has endured “despicable” levels of abuse, according to Livingston manager David Martindale.
Allan has borne the brunt of the criticism following a string of controversies amid the implementation of VAR over the past 18 months.
And the 56-year-old is stepping down at the end of this season to “pursue new opportunities”.
“I think Crawford’s a really good guy,” Martindale said.
“I think the way the game’s going, the abuse that players, officials, myself take – there’s a tipping point.
“I think the abuse Crawford has received for doing his job is despicable, I don’t agree with it.
“Social media is taking over the world. Every decision that happens on a Saturday or a midweek deflects on to Crawford and for me that’s really unfair.”
SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell alluded to “unsustainable pressure on match officials and VAR operators” and a “convenient blame culture” when Allan’s departure was announced.
Martindale believes the backlash against Allan during the rollout of VAR “played a part in Crawford’s decision”.
“Am I surprised he’s leaving the position? No,” said the Livi boss. “I think it’s an extremely difficult job to do with the scrutiny around social media on every single decision and then the pressure cooker that is Scottish football.
“It’s become a very difficult job and I said the same about the compliance officer role. I think you’ve got to be a wee bit sadistic to take a job like that because you’re in a no-win situation really.
“You’re never pleasing the masses, so it’s very difficult. I don’t know where it’s going to end with social media, the abuse, the scrutiny it brings on people doing their jobs – and I include Crawford in that.”
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Katrina Gorry: West Ham midfielder out for season with ankle injury
West Ham United midfielder Katrina Gorry will miss the remainder of the Women’s Super League season with an ankle injury.
Gorry sustained the injury in the 2-0 defeat by Chelsea last Sunday and left the stadium on crutches.
The 31-year-old requires surgery for the issue and her place in Australia’s Olympic squad is now in doubt.
Gorry, who has 105 caps for her country, says her rehabilitation is her “next challenge”.
The women’s football tournament at the Paris Olympics begins on 24 August.
Australia are already likely to be without captain Sam Kerr for the tournament after the Chelsea forward ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in January.
“Unfortunately my season with @Westhamwomen has been cut short,” Gorry wrote on Instagram.”I’ve spent the last few days sitting with my emotions and now it’s time to face this next challenge and trust in my body to come back stronger and more in love with the game.”
West Ham are 11th in the WSL and have picked up just four points from their past five matches.
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Nottingham Forest: Forget Premier League points deduction, says Nuno Espirito Santo
Nuno Espirito Santo has told his Nottingham Forest players to “forget about” the club’s points deduction for breaking financial rules and focus on their battle to avoid relegation.
They are now 18th, one point behind 17th-placed Luton, but have appealed against the decision.
“Who are we to say that is fair or unfair?” manager Nuno said.
“We have to focus on what we have to do, and what we have to do is on the pitch. This is the message: forget about everything and focus on our tasks so we get out of this situation.”
Forest play Crystal Palace at home on Saturday in their first match since the points deduction.
They are the second top-flight team to be punished for PSR breaches after Everton were penalised 10 points in November, which was reduced to six on appeal.
The Toffees, who are 16th and four points clear of Forest, are still awaiting the verdict on a second alleged breach of rules.
Luton winger Andros Townsend said uncertainty created by the points deductions “makes a mockery” of the top flight.
Nuno remains full of belief that his side will still stay up.
“The way we work, the way we play, the togetherness, the commitment of the players – I see it every day and that’s why I’m so confident,” Nuno said.
“It’s in our hands, it’s up to us to reverse the situation and that is to get points on the pitch and this is what we’re going to try on Saturday.
“What we have to do is stick together, everyone at the club, stick together – the back-up of our fans is going to be huge for us – and starting on Saturday at the City Ground, play football and win games.”
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Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers to sit out one game but can return for Rangers derby after ban
Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers has been given a one-match touchline ban with another suspended, which means he will not miss the forthcoming Old Firm derby.
The Celtic manager complained of “incompetence” and “really poor officiating” in a 2-0 loss away to Hearts earlier this month.
Reviews led to Yang Hyun-jun’s yellow card being upgraded to red and Tomoki Iwata conceding a penalty.
Celtic later had their appeal against Yang’s dismissal rejected.
Rodgers has five days to decide whether to appeal against his own punishment.
During his BBC interview at Tynecastle, Rodgers twice mentioned video assistant referee John Beaton by name, saying VAR interventions meant the game was “refereed outside the field”.
The ruling means the Northern Irishman will be banned from the dugout for Sunday’s trip to Livingston but will be able to return as the defending Scottish champions visit Ibrox for their 7 April city derby against title rivals Rangers.
As well as being missing from dugout against the side sitting bottom of the Premiership, Rodgers will not be allowed access to the dressing room an hour prior to kick-off, or at half-time, and will only be given access 15 minutes after full-time.
The further one-match ban will only come into play should he further breach Scottish FA rules on making comments about the performance of match officials during games.
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Un légende français lâche une bombe sur Mbappé : “Il pourrait repousser le Real et aller à…”
Un légende français a surpris tout le monde avec ses dernières déclarations.
L’affaire Mbappé continue de faire couler beaucoup d’encre, et ce n’est pas près de s’arrêter dans les prochaines semaines. Le monde du football attend avec impatience que l’attaquant parisien officialise son avenir.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi et l’émir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sont clairement préoccupés par la situation. Ils ne comprennent toujours pas ce qui s’est passé, même si peu de gens osent imaginer un avenir autre que “merengue” pour le natif de Bondy.
L’un d’eux est Robert Pirès, qui a été lié au club madrilène par le passé, sans jamais porter le maillot du Real Madrid, ce dont le joueur de Reims se vante inexplicablement.
“Désolé, Kylian, tu n’étais pas le premier. Je suis le premier à avoir dit non au Real Madrid (rires). Je ne sais pas quelle décision il prendra, mais j’ai refusé le Real parce que j’avais deux autres options. C’est sûr que si je n’avais pas eu Arsenal et la Juve, je serais allé au Real Madrid en courant. C’est sûr”, a déclaré le champion du monde 1998 avec la France.
Mais Robert Pirès ne s’est pas arrêté là. Il a également recommandé à l’attaquant français de choisir Liverpool plutôt que le Real Madrid, ce qui n’a pas plu aux supporters du club merengue.
“A-t-il aujourd’hui une autre possibilité que le Real ? C’est la question. J’aimerais le voir à Liverpool. C’est un grand club, une famille, une bonne structure, pas de pression, des supporters calmes… Et je me dis que Mbappé-Salah peut être assez explosif (…) Je pense qu’il est capable de repousser le Real Madrid”, a conclu l’ancien joueur français.
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Sandro Tonali charged by FA for alleged betting rules breaches
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for alleged breaches of betting rules.
The 23-year-old is currently serving a 10-month ban issued by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in October for breaking betting rules in Italy.
Tonali joined Newcastle from AC Milan in July for £55m.
The FA alleges Tonali broke rules by placing 50 bets on matches between 12 August and 12 October 2023.
“Newcastle United acknowledges a misconduct charge received by Sandro Tonali in respect of alleged breaches of FA Betting Rules,” the club said on Thursday.
“Sandro continues to fully comply with relevant investigations and he retains the club’s full support.”
Tonali was banned by the FIGC for betting on matches involving his teams Brescia and Milan, and Fifa later granted the Italian federation’s request to have the ban extended worldwide.
His current ban means Tonali is not eligible to play again until August and will not feature at Euro 2024.
The Italy international was also fined 20,000 euros (£17,380) and ordered to take part in an eight-month “therapeutic plan” to help “recovery from gambling addiction”.
Tonali had only made 12 appearances for Eddie Howe’s Newcastle side before he was banned.
The midfielder has until 5 April to respond to the FA’s charges.
More to follow.
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L’Equipe annonce le départ de Campos du PSG : il partirait avec Mbappé et Florentino le signerait gratuitement
L’affaire Mbappé continue de faire des vagues après que le Français a provoqué un séisme à Paris, mais aussi à Madrid, où les supporters du club blanc attendent avec impatience le dénouement de cette histoire.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi et l’émir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sont toujours furieux de ce qui s’est passé avec Mbappé ces derniers temps. Ils espéraient que Kylian Mbappé resterait au club pour un certain temps, ce qui ne sera finalement pas le cas.
Comme on pouvait s’y attendre, cela a déclenché une série d’événements qui font que Luis Campos est sur le point de partir, une situation impensable il y a quelques mois.
“Les chances que Luis Campos parte avec Mbappé à la fin de la saison augmentent de jour en jour. Le directeur sportif portugais a été recruté pour convaincre Mbappé de prolonger son séjour à Paris, ce qu’il n’a pas réussi à faire”, a révélé L’Equipe.
Florentino Pérez et José Ángel Sánchez sont donc très attentifs à cette possibilité, car ils ont toujours souhaité intégrer le Portugais à l’organigramme du Real Madrid.
Luis Campos a déjà travaillé par le passé avec le club madrilène et son président. Si le PSG le chasse du club français, Florentino pourrait le recruter à nouveau ou, du moins, utiliser ses connaissances et ses contacts pour des opérations ponctuelles.
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