Beth Mead: Voting results show how close Arsenal star was to Ballon d'Or win
Beth Mead finished as the runner-up in the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or and voting results show just how close she was to scooping the main prize.
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Putellas, Kerr, Mead, Oberdorf: Who will win the Ballon d’Or Féminin?
This year’s Ballon d’Or is set to take place on Monday at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
‘Very weird experience’ – Jonas Eidevall on Arsenal’s win over Ajax as goalposts had to be adjusted
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has described his team's 1-0 win over Ajax as “very weird” as his team made it through to the Champions League group stages. There was confusion around the concussion substitution rule after Beth Mead had to be taken off, and before the game the goalposts had to be measured and subsequently changed after it was confirmed they were 10cm smaller than regulations require. Ad Arsenal did make it through after victory confirmed their spot following the 2-2 draw in the first leg, with Vivianne Miedema scoring the only goal of the game in her native Holland.
Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall ‘bewildered’ after Ajax caught using smaller goals in Champions League clash
The scenes which preceded Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Ajax left Gunners’ boss Jonas Eidevall ‘bewildered’ after the goals at the Dutch club’s ground were discovered to be 10 centimetres too small.
Ajax Women 0-1 Arsenal Women: Gunners qualify for Champions League group stages after narrow win in Amsterdam
Arsenal are through to the group stages of the Women's Champions League after a 1-0 win over Ajax (3-2 on aggregate) at De Toekomst Stadium. The Gunners knew a win in Amsterdam would be required if they were to progress beyond the second qualifying round and it was Vivianne Miedema's strike in the 51st minute which proved the difference.
Vivianne Miedema strike sinks Ajax as Arsenal edge into WCL group stage
It was far from pretty, but Arsenal edged into the Champions League group stage, a goal from Super League record goalscorer Vivianne Miedema earning the team a feisty 1-0 away win over Ajax, 3-2 on aggregate.
Arsenal edge past Ajax to make Champions League group stage
Ajax 0-1 Arsenal (2-3 on aggregate)
Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar: The female star with a higher FIFA 23 rating than them all
Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Kevin De Bruyne are all rated the same on FIFA 23 this year, but none of them are the highest-rated player on the game.