Chelsea Wins Women's League Cup Final for First Trophy in Quadruple Bid

It was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in a 12-day span (File photo/AFP)
It was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in a 12-day span (File photo/AFP)
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Chelsea Wins Women's League Cup Final for First Trophy in Quadruple Bid

It was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in a 12-day span (File photo/AFP)
It was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in a 12-day span (File photo/AFP)

Chelsea’s quadruple bid in women’s soccer is up and running.

A 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Women’s League Cup final on Saturday earned Chelsea its first piece of silverware this season.

Chelsea — still unbeaten in all competitions — leads the Women’s Super League by eight points with six games remaining in its title defense, is in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and has reached the FA Cup semifinals, The AP reported.

Yui Hasegawa’s unfortunate own-goal in the 77th minute clinched the win for Chelsea, which took the lead after eight minutes through Mayra Ramirez. It was also the Colombia striker who delivered the right-wing cross that Hasegawa sliced into her own net.

Aoba Fujino equalized for City with a brilliant strike from the edge of the area in the 64th.

It was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in a 12-day span. They also meet in the two-legged Champions League quarterfinals, with a Women’s Super League match in between.



Slot Eyes Long Tenure Inspired by Liverpool and FSG Tradition

Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
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Slot Eyes Long Tenure Inspired by Liverpool and FSG Tradition

Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot reacts during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on May 19, 2025. (AFP)

Liverpool manager Arne Slot, who has won the Premier League in his debut season, can see himself staying with the English side for a long spell, saying the club and the owners both have a history of keeping faith in their managers for a long time.

Slot's predecessor Juergen Klopp stayed at Liverpool for over eight years, winning the Premier League, the Champions League and the Club World Cup during his tenure.

Dutchman Slot, who said he was Liverpool's only choice to succeed Klopp, joined on a three-year contract.

"I could see myself working here for a long time because it's a great club to work for and I'm really happy over here. This club has a history of having managers for a long time," Slot told reporters on Friday.

The manager cited Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, who led Manchester United and Arsenal for over two decades, as examples of English soccer's tradition of long-serving managers.

Slot also talked about the Boston Red Sox, a baseball team that belongs to Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, where Alex Cora remained as the manager despite finishing bottom of the American League East division twice in a row.

"Not only this club, but also with regards (to the) ownership, because I'm now watching a documentary about the Boston Red Sox," Slot said. Cora "is still there.

"It is a combination of the history of the club and how the ownership works. So, if there is ever a club where you can work for multiple years, it will probably be Liverpool."

Slot said he was convinced to leave Dutch side Feyenoord, where he served as manager for nearly three years, after realizing that he was the only person Liverpool wanted for the job.

"I told my agent that if I am one of three, I am not interested. I didn't want to go into another summer where I had to do all these kinds of meetings and then waiting, waiting, waiting," he added.

"I didn't have to open my laptop one time to show (Liverpool) what I did or how I worked. They knew everything about me.

"There was never one second of a doubt and that had largely to do with the fact why they wanted me and how they tried to convince me to come."