- Renee Slegers makes Arsenal admission as Gunners crash out of Women's Champions League The Standard —
- Arsenal crash out of Women’s Champions League after Lyon fightback The Independent —
- OL Lyonnes advance to Womens Champions League final, eliminate Arsenal in semifinal round CBS Sports —
- VAR, fine margins & 'superior' Lyon cost Arsenal Champions League final spot BBC Sport —
- Lyon edge Arsenal to reach women’s Champions League final Punch —
- Lyon beat Arsenal to reach Women's Champions League final BBC Sport —
- Arsenal dethroned as Lyon reach another European final RTE —
- Jule Brand shatters Arsenal with late winner sending OL Lyonnes into WCL final The Guardian —
- Lyon into Women's Champions League final with 4-3 aggregate win over Arsenal The Straits Times —
- Brand's late goal helps OL Lyonnes beat Arsenal 3-1 to reach women's Champions League final Associated Press —
- Diani doubles Lyon's lead against Arsenal BBC Sport —
- OL Lyonnes v Arsenal: Women’s Champions League semi-final, second leg – live The Guardian —
- Sarina Wiegman warns ‘there are no easy games’ as England edge past Iceland The Independent —
- Alessia Russo clinches tight World Cup qualifier as England squeeze past Iceland The Independent —
- Alessia Russo on target as England squeeze past Iceland in World Cup qualifier Belfast Telegraph —
- England do just enough as Russo seals Women’s World Cup qualifying win over Iceland The Guardian —
- Iceland 0-1 England: Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses hold nerve as Hannah Hampton produces late heroics once again to secure crucial win in World Cup qualifier Daily Mail —
- Sarina Wiegman warns ‘there are no easy games’ as England edge past Iceland Belfast Telegraph —
- Iceland v England: Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifier – live The Guardian —
- How Hampton's heroics bailed out Lionesses in win against Iceland BBC News —
Alessia Russo
English footballer (1999-)
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. She is the current holder of FWA Women's Footballer of the Year for the season 2024–25. She previously played club football for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United, as well as college soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels. At Manchester United, Russo won awards from the club including Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, and was twice top scorer. She has also been awarded Player of the Month and Goal of the Month in the WSL for Arsenal. Russo was awarded an MBE on King Charles's birthday honours list of 2026, released on the 12th June 2026. She has been awarded this with other England Women's National Football Team players.
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Alessia Mia Teresa Russo
England edge Iceland in qualifier