Charlotte Harpur

London

Women's Football Writer at The Athletic

Football writer @TheAthleticFC Commentator @bbc5live Former @TeachFirst 🇫🇷 🇮🇹

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Manchester City to join inaugural women's seven-a-side tournament

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester City have confirmed that they will participate in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament. The announcement also confirmed that Roma, Paris Saint-Germain and Rosenberg would be taking part in the event in Estoril, Portugal in May, completing the eight-team line-up. Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica were announced as the first four competing teams in the new women's seven-a-side tournament on April 30.
Manchester United might have secured Champions League football but major challenges lie ahead

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

For Manchester United, the last five minutes of added time felt like an age. For Manchester City, time was ticking too quickly. At 2-2 and down to 10 players, United just needed to hang on to claim one point to secure Champions League qualification. City sought one more goal at Old Trafford to snatch the European prize from their rivals. It was not pretty, but United got the job done, qualifying for the Champions League for the second time in their seven-year existence. City fell short.
The Chelsea dynasty: How they celebrated an ‘unbelievable’ sixth Women’s Super League title in a row

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Charlotte Harpur

In the Chelsea dressing room, no one uttered a word in front of Sonia Bompastor about the possibility of winning the Women’s Super League before their away game against Manchester United on Wednesday night. But the players were aware that Arsenal’s 5-2 defeat to Aston Villa, which finished 30 minutes before their kick-off at Leigh Sports Village (LSV), left an opening for them to snatch the title with two games to spare.
Chelsea win sixth successive Women’s Super League title

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Charlotte Harpur |Ali Rampling

Chelsea have won the 2024-25 Women’s Super League title after a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. The triumph marks a record-extending sixth successive WSL title for Chelsea, who remain unbeaten in the top flight this season with two games remaining.
Manchester City set to join inaugural women’s seven-a-side tournament

2 weeks ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester City are set to participate in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament. The first four competing teams in the new women’s seven-a-side tournament were announced on Thursday, with City set to join Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica at the event in Estoril, Portugal in May. The tournament will include eight teams in total.
Manchester City set to join inaugural women's seven-a-side tournament

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester City are set to participate in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament. The first four competing teams in the new women's seven-a-side tournament were announced on Thursday, with City set to join Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica at the event in Estoril, Portugal in May. The tournament will include eight teams in total.
Chelsea 1 Barcelona 4 (agg 2-8)

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Chelsea's hopes of achieving the quadruple ended on a miserable afternoon at Stamford Bridge when they were thumped by Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
'It's an adventure which starts with these players'

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Wendie Renard went straight to the dressing room. She was fuming. Farid Benstiti, Lyon Feminin's head coach at the time, had taken a then 17-year-old Renard off in the 61st minute, four minutes after the French side had conceded an equaliser in the first leg of a UEFA Women's Cup (today's Champions League) semi-final at home against Sweden's Umea. It was March 2008. The teenager tossed a hairdryer across the dressing-room floor and kicked a bin.
Explaining new summer soccer tournament

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica have been announced as the first participating teams in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament. The W7F tournament, which boasts a "game-changing" $5million (£3.8m) prize pot, was launched in March and takes place between May 21 and 23 in Estoril, Portugal. Eight professional clubs are due to take part, with the first four, all European, officially announced on Thursday.
Man Utd, Bayern Munich confirmed for World Sevens Football: Explaining new summer soccer tournament

3 weeks ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica have been announced as the first participating teams in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament. The W7F tournament, which boasts a “game-changing” $5million (£3.8m) prize pot, was launched in March and takes place between May 21 and 23 in Estoril, Portugal. Eight professional clubs are due to take part, with the first four, all European, officially announced on Thursday.