{"id":160210,"date":"2024-03-08T16:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/08\/womens-game-deserves-stadium-sell-out-crowds\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:19:13","slug":"womens-game-deserves-stadium-sell-out-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/08\/womens-game-deserves-stadium-sell-out-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s game deserves stadium sell-out crowds \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arsenal striker Alessia Russo says women are finally getting the respect and attention they deserve as the Gunners continue to draw huge crowds inside the Emirates Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After selling out the 2023 Women\u2019s Champions League semi-final against Wolfsburg, Arsenal played in front of a max-capacity Emirates in their last two WSL games against both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing crowds of 60,160 against United \u2013 a WSL record \u2013 and 60,050 against Spurs, Arsenal\u2019s average attendance this season is higher than ten Premier League teams, and that feat is not lost on Russo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been incredible,\u201d she tells\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0at an Adobe Women\u2019s FA Cup panel event at Wembley of the support from the Emirates faithful. \u201cEvery time you step out in front of a stadium like that, you get goosebumps. As a player, it\u2019s so special, and the fact that we\u2019re doing it consistently now, as\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0and as a club, we\u2019re really paving the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what we deserve. It\u2019s nice to play in front of as many people as possible, and hopefully it\u2019s something we continue to do. It\u2019s credit to the women\u2019s game and credit to the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those bumper crowds have witnessed an enthralling WSL title race this season. Russo\u2019s Arsenal are battling it out with both Manchester City and leaders Chelsea, the latter of whom will host the Gunners at Stamford Bridge later this month.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01hrcvdwaxk7ngfqg7xh.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Alessia Russo\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Arsenal have drawn some enormous crowds this season \/ Eurasia Sport Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really close,\u201d she says of the title race. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough, [Chelsea] are a top quality side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis league, this title race and everything that comes with it, is massive. You\u2019ve got to be bringing your A-Game every week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russo is well aware of the need to pay respect to those that paved the way in women\u2019s football and fought for her right to be able to play in front of such huge crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her favourite-ever players, Russo adds: \u201cI was a massive fan of Kelly Smith when I was a kid, and she\u2019s my coach now, which is really cool. It\u2019s a bit of a full-circle moment. I used to love watching her play. She was a top quality forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso Marta. What she did for Brazil and for football in general, she\u2019s a true legend of the game. [Her retirement] was a sad day for football, but the legacy she\u2019s left on the game is incredible. She\u2019ll go down in the history books forever, because she was an unbelievable player, but also a pioneer of the women\u2019s game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal striker Alessia Russo says women are finally getting the respect and attention they deserve as the Gunners continue to draw huge crowds inside the Emirates Stadium. 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