FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026: Everything you need to know
In March 2025, the FIFA Council approved the creation of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™, which brings together the six continental club champions from the full season preceding the tournament to compete for a coveted new trophy. The first edition of the competition concluded on Sunday 1 February, with Arsenal edging out Corinthians 3-2 after […]
Piccinato: We will keep this moment in our hearts forever
“We’re sad about the result, but our team was magnificent on the pitch and fought until the end.” Tamires could not have summed up the feeling in the mixed zone among the SC Corinthians players after the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™ final any better. The Brazilians lost to Arsenal Women FC, but came back twice, […]
Duda Sampaio: Corinthians are motivated for this final
Corinthians are ready for the biggest challenge they will have faced so far in women’s football. On Sunday the Brabas da Fiel – the ‘fierce ones’ of the faithful – face Arsenal in London in the final of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™. The match will determine who takes the global crown in the […]
Schupansky: Playing at Arsenal Stadium will be surreal
Gotham FC travelled to the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ looking to return home as women’s football’s maiden intercontinental queens. A narrow defeat to SC Corinthians, though, put paid to those ambitions. The Bats will now contest for bronze, and have Moroccan giants ASFAR lying in wait at Arsenal Stadium. While they can no longer […]
Catley: Arsenal have the opportunity to be etched in history
When Arsenal Women FC headed into their FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™ semi-final with ASFAR on Wednesday night, one glaring issue hung above the Gunners’ heads: their clinical edge. The Londoners had reigned some 92 shots on goal over their previous five matches, but scored just six times. Those missed chances saw them lose ground […]
Asia’s greatest moments in World Cup history
Since its first edition, the FIFA World Cup™ is often viewed through a lens of European and South American domination. However, behind these eras of glory, Asian teams have gradually carved out their own chapter – through historic debuts, unexpected victories and achievements that have slowly shifted global perceptions of football in the region. From […]
Corinthians feeling inspired by English roots
Arsenal will have the luxury of playing the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™ final at their own stadium on 1 February. “We’re very happy, obviously. We’ll be playing at home, in front of our fans, so reaching the final was important,” said Mariona Caldentey of the Gunners. Officially, however, the match will be played on […]
Salah and Egypt’s unfinished business
Many agree that Mohamed Salah is the greatest icon of modern Egyptian football, and perhaps the finest player in the nation’s history. A global superstar, a Premier League legend and one of the most successful footballers of the past decade, Salah has broken records, won almost every major club honour and carried Egypt’s name onto […]
Tagnaout: We want to end this tournament on a positive note
Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The semi-final of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026™ between Arsenal Women FC and ASFAR has just ended. The European champions trounced their African counterparts 6-0 and will face SC Corinthians, who beat Gotham FC 1-0 in the other semi-final, in the decider. On the sidelines, one scene in particular caught the eye: Fatima Tagnaout and […]
France’s unwanted first on home soil
After Uruguay had claimed the crown on home soil at the inaugural FIFA World Cup™ in 1930 and Italy had replicated that feat four years later, France harboured high hopes of following suit in 1938. Selected to host the third edition of a tournament that was beginning to capture the world’s imagination, the European nation – the birthplace […]