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Arsenal scoop $2m prize for winning FIFA Women's Champions Cup

  • On Sunday, Arsenal won the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup, beating Corinthians 3-2 after extra time and claiming the world-best title.
  • Late venue confirmations in December led to the competition relocating from the US west coast to London, with the final staged at Arsenal's home stadium, the Emirates.
  • Arsenal enjoyed superior preparations as they trained at their Hertfordshire complex while the three other teams were dispersed around London, in a six-team competition that left only four semifinalists.
  • A contentious late penalty by Katie McCabe on Gisela Robledo forced extra time, and critics argue the tournament fell short of a fair judgement.
  • The Champions Cup, implemented after the Women's Club World Cup was postponed to 2028, was relocated to London, affecting scheduling and Arsenal's season with two extra games, critics say.
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Mexican referee Katia Iztel García made history again by directing the final of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup. The tricolor took one of the most transcendental decisions of her career, marking a penalty after a controversial move, in favor of the Corinthians, which gave her the 2-2 draw to the Arsenal and forced her to play the extra times, where the English team scored the same to win 3-2 and become the first monarch o…

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