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• Tick the correct answer and collect the letters! • The letters spell the name of the WSL all-time top goalscorer! • Write her name below! On your marks, get set… GO! 1 The WSL trophy is… 2 There are ______ teams in the WSL… 3 The current WSL cha

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THERE’S A real buzz around north London right now – and it’s because Arsenal are dreaming of a double title win. It’s 21 years since their men won the Premier League, and six years since Arsenal women were WSL champions – but all that could change th

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FULL NAME Laura Coombs BORN 29 January 1991 (age 33) CLUB Man. City SHIRT NUMBER 7 ENGLAND CAPS 7 STRONGEST STAR KHADIJA SHAW Age: 27 Country: Jamaica Club: Man. City LAURA SAYS: “It’s a toss-up between Chelsea’s Millie Bright or my teammate, Bu

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LUKA MODRIC keeps making history! The midfield magician recently bagged the 27th trophy of his Real Madrid career after winning the UEFA Super Cup. That’s more than any player in Real’s history. The Spanish giants look absolutely unbeatable now they’

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THE GUNNERS need a red-hot finisher to finally fire them to the Prem title. Isak is an epic striker with the silky skills and clinical finishing Arsenal desperately need! THINGS HAVEN’T worked out for Sanch at Man. United, so he’s looking for a move.

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