News in football today is reporting that Danielle Carter has come to the end of her Arsenal Women's contract, and will be leaving the club. I first started watching women's football after the England Lionesses had a great World Cup in 2015. The Arsenal Women's team was the nearest to where I lived, and had several international players, so I went up to Borehamwood to have a look. I loved it - it cost a fiver, you could wander around the ground depending on where you wanted to sit or stand, the standard of play was excellent, and they let me take pictures!
Dan Carter was just beginning to make her name, scoring a worldie (at 1.47 in the link) to win the 2016 Cup Final against the team from Stamford Bridge (well, Kingsmeadow in fact) and breaking into the England Lionesses team as well. However, in 2018 & 2019 she suffered two ACL injuries, and whilst she was recovering, Vivianne Miedema took over as the star striker for the team.
It is the brutal nature of the economics of football, especially when post-pandemic plans call for cuts in all kinds of organisations, that just as Danielle Carter is coming back to full fitness, her contract is ending, and the club has decided not to renew it. I'm so sad for her. I hope that she will find a new team soon, and will get back to scoring goals when it is safe to play football again. Meanwhile, thank you for 11 years of contributing to the Arsenal Women's community.
All photos © AJ Friedlander
Update: Danielle Carter's response as posted on Twitter today
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