Alessia Russo has signed a brand new long-term contract at Arsenal.
Final season’s Golden Boot winner made the swap from Manchester United to the Gunners in July 2023.
She has since scored 36 objectives in 72 appearances, successful the League Cup in 2024 and the Champions League final season.
“Arsenal feels like home,” stated Russo. “This is such a special club and it has felt that way to me from the moment I joined two years ago. Playing for Arsenal is an honour and has pushed me to develop and grow as a player, and I feel empowered with this badge on my chest.
“I am so happy with every thing we have achieved collectively as a membership, with our supporters driving us ahead. However I am nonetheless so hungry for extra success, and I do know that is shared by everybody right here on the membership. I am unable to wait to get began this season, beginning with this Saturday at Emirates Stadium.”
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Head coach Renee Slegers added: “Alessia is a very necessary a part of our group and I am so happy that she has signed a brand new deal right here.
“As a striker, Alessia’s goals often take the spotlight – but she brings so much more to our group. She’s a selfless player, working so hard for the team, and she also contributes so much to our team culture. I’m looking forward to striving for more together.”
She was additionally a part of the Lionesses profitable defence of their Euros title final summer season, scoring within the last in opposition to Spain.
She has additionally been nominated for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
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Russo says she’s actually proud to be named the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation Girls’s Footballer of the 12 months
Sky Sports activities is the house of the WSL – what’s new this season?
As a part of Sky’s new bumper rights partnership with the Girls’s Tremendous League, Sky Sports activities will broadcast 118 matches from the WSL each season, up greater than 3 times from the variety of video games beforehand proven with 78 fixtures proven solely.
Sky Sports activities will rejoice a landmark WSL season with a brand new flagship programme devoted to Sunday lunchtime kick-offs.
The present will provide a 60-minute build-up from 11am, that includes the newest breaking information from each floor, plus extra behind-the-scenes content material than ever earlier than.
The Sky Sports activities app additionally makes it simpler than ever to comply with the motion on cellular with vertical video highlights, match centres full of scores and stats out there for FREE to all followers, plus stay streams for Sky Sports activities prospects.
Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL recreation will proceed to be served up on the Sky Sports activities web site and App.
Past that, Sky Sports activities will serve ladies’s soccer followers even higher on social with a brand new devoted WSL YouTube channel.
It is the one place to search out stay streams of chosen video games, match highlights, unique interviews and content material showcasing the most important personalities from throughout the league as by no means seen earlier than.
