Sheffield FC Ladies to face the best in the world

The European Cup, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup winners are heading to Dronfield for an exhibition match with Sheffield FC Ladies.

Arsenal Ladies are currently the best women's team in Europe after enjoying a 100 per cent record in every game they played last season, collecting four trophies along the way.

It is expected that they will field their first team tonight. The team includes a number of England internationals who will be representing their country at the Women's World Cup in China in September.

Sheffield FC Ladies achieved runners-up spot in their North East Regional League Division One, their third top-three finish in as many years.

Club also reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup with a 2-1 extra-time win against a Huddersfield side who are a division above them and were top of the Premier Division at the time.

The visit of Arsenal forms part of Sheffield FC's 150th anniversary celebrations this year and the fixture will be the ladies' biggest ever game in their short history.

Helen Mitchell, Sheffield FC Ladies manager, said: "Arsenal are the best ladies team in Europe, if not the world right now, so to get the chance to play against them at our ground is an incredible opportunity and a great honour for our players.

"We all hope it will be a fantastic occasion and one we are looking forward to immensely.

"We hope girls and ladies teams from across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire will come to the game and watch some of the best players in the country."

Kick-off at the Bright Finance Stadium is 7pm.

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