{"id":162160,"date":"2024-03-14T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/14\/arsenal-defender-ilestedt-expecting-first-child\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:41:33","slug":"arsenal-defender-ilestedt-expecting-first-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/14\/arsenal-defender-ilestedt-expecting-first-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal defender Ilestedt expecting first child \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal have announced defender Amanda Ilestedt is pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>The Sweden international, 31, is set to become a mother for the first time and will continue to train with the Gunners \u2014 although she will not feature in matches.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0club statement\u00a0said: \u201cAmanda is doing well and we are supporting her closely throughout this new and exciting journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmanda will continue to undertake light training activities and keep in close contact with our medical team as her pregnancy progresses but will not now be available for selection until after she has given birth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody at Arsenal would like to send our warm congratulations to Amanda and her partner Rainer ahead of the new arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ilestedt joined Arsenal last summer from Paris Saint-Germain and won the Bronze Ball for her performances at the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup, where she helped Sweden finish third.<\/p>\n<p>She has featured regularly for the Gunners this season, scoring three goals and most recently playing in the 2-1 defeat to West Ham last month.<\/p>\n<p>Her side are in the hunt to win the Women\u2019s Super League, sitting three points behind leaders Chelsea in third.<\/p>\n<p>And the Gunners could give themselves an even greater chance of lifting the trophy for the first time since 2019 by beating the Blues when they meet in a huge game at Stamford Bridge on Friday<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LiveScore: Live Sport Updates<\/h3>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have announced defender Amanda Ilestedt is pregnant. 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