I said that over and over again: 'I'm flying, I'm going to be back, I'm ready. Kirby heard the doctor say if it was a mild case, it could take a couple of weeks to heal. Chelsea defender Maren Mjelde has revealed she will miss the rest of the season due to the knee injury she sustained in Sunday's Continental League Cup final. or 'Chelsea are signing these players to replace Kirby.'" The full PFA Team of the Year: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Maren Mjelde (Chelsea), Sam Mewis (Manchester City), Caroline Weir- (Manchester City), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City). Chelsea boss Hayes said her side were "lucky" in the first half after they struggled against City's pressing. Kirby then fired just over from distance before James threatened again, driving 40 yards forward down the right before taking aim and firing with power but not enough precision to beat Roebuck. Fran Kirby plays football professionally for Chelsea FC in London and the English Thats what she does best, her manager Emma Hayes said of the player who scored once again in the knockout competition. At the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, Kirby was described as a "stand out player" for Great Britain's gold-medal winning squad. We were lucky in the first half, we were a little bit tentative. It called to mind the sign in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in The Simpsons title sequence: zero minutes without a Barcelona goal. The returning Ann-Katrin Berger had to make a string of saves in the first half, though it was Kirbys goal that broke the deadlock just before the break when she turned in Guro Reitens perfect centre from close range. Rumor has it that Kirby is dating Maren Mjelde, a footballer who plays for Norway. This Chelsea team were light years removed from the one that capitulated against these opponents in the 2021 Champions League final. If there was a plan of how to get back into the game after they concededthen it was hard to see. / October 12, 2022 08:10 AM. "We overplayed and kept playing ourselves into trouble. Four years of an age gap between the two did not Chelsea Women forward Fran Kirby announces that she will take an indefinite leave from football due to an ongoing fatigue problem. Chelsea went on a record-breaking run of 33 games without defeat and sit five points clear at the top of the league and are still fighting on the Champions League front. Likewise, she weighs 52 kg. Goals from Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde condemned Gareth Taylor's side to a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League. Nothing is helping me; can you help me?". Forwards. Fran Kirby y Jordan Henderson han tenido veranos intensos. a bit like 'what's going on?' Kirby plays in a forward lineup that includes two-time UEFA Women's Player of the Year Pernille Harder, Kerr, Erin Cuthbert and England. When Kirby later listened to the call to the emergency services, she heard England telling the responder how "Fran's eyes are rolled back into her head." Defending champions Chelsea got their first points on board in the Womens Super League following a victory over rivals Manchester City, whose poor start continues. Am I going to have this pain? City were dominant in the first half but found themselves behind three minutes before half-time when Kirby took advantage of some sloppy defending in front of England boss Sarina Wiegman, who was watching from the stands. Fran Kirby, a professional footballer, allegedly dated partner Maren Mjelde. Hayes and Kerr saw the speculation; Hayes phoned Kirby to say one of the prime reasons Kerr joined the team was so that she could play alongside her. Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Berger; Mjelde (Perisset 86), Bright, Buchanan, Eriksson (c); Cuthbert, Fleming (Ingle 65); James (Kaneryd 90+1), Kirby, Reiten (Charles 86); KerrUnused subs Musovic, Carter, England, Svitkova, CankovicScorers Kirby 42; Mjelde 78, Manchester City (4-3-3) Roebuck; Casparij, Houghton (c), Greenwood, Ouahabi; Aleixandri (Losada 85), Castellanos, Coombs, Kelly, Shaw (Blakstad 85), Hemp (Raso 79)Unused subs MacIver, Keating, Stokes, Fowler, Angeldahl, HutchingsBooked Ouahabi 52. tickets are still available to purchase online. Mano a mano es una serie de conversaciones sin guiones entre atletas de lite Nike. She felt better. She was eating dinner with her closest friends and teammates, Beth England and Maren Mjelde, at home, and suddenly felt awful. Try a week on us. It was scary to see how well she was in herself during the day, to seeing her from a full, well, fit, healthy person -- to collapse. Maren Mjelde forz la tanda de penaltis al transformar su lanzamiento en el tiempo extra. The team finished third in the 2012 Toppserien league, taking the bronze medal. ", Hayes doesn't want any credit for Kirby's return. It will hurt 10,000 times more. 2011-2023 Sports Mole Ltd. All rights reserved. A heavy fixture schedule both are in the semi-finals of the Champions League has seen their league form take a hit. Kick-off is 7.05pm and tickets are still available to purchase online. She scored against Germany in a 11 draw in the group stage and played in Norway's second round defeat by England . Mjelde's elder brother, Erik Mjelde, is a former footballer. [8] ? ? If it was at the more severe end, it could be anything from six months to a year. But for me doing something that I love, and, you know, I'm not really it sounds weird, but I'm not really doing much. A standing ovation greeted the striker as she made way for Aluko shortly afterwards, rested, no doubt, for Chelseas midweek trip to Everton and then Sundays visit of Wolfsburg, who have twice knocked the London side out of the Champions League. The partners on and off the field were never publicly married. Pernille Harder (FW) At what point did Barcelona realise that? Lessons learned from Lionesses defeat in France, Fran Kirby: The little artist looking to start on a fresh canvas. I've learnt not to get too excited, because as soon as something goes bad, it all changes," Kirby says. Everyone was like 'woah, what?' "I didn't want people asking me all the time how I was, how I was feeling. "You could see her face beaming, knowing she'd done her job and it was the first of many." Check out the latest training Unless teams keep beating each other, then you can maybe get away with four defeats in a season and still win the league. "I take everything with a pinch of salt. Our best chance of the half came moments later when the high-pressing approach from the hosts reaped rewards as Steph Houghtons pass back to the keeper was short and pounced upon by Kerr. Expire end of 2022/23. Magdalena Eriksson (DF) Maren Mjelde (DF) Fran Kirby (FW) - option for a further 12 months. Against Ukraine in a qualifying play-off for the latter event, Mjelde scored her maiden goal for Norway. "The illness, the injuries it was all a huge wake up for Fran about what mattered, about who mattered and about what she wanted from her career if she could get to back to the level that she saw for herself. Earlier today, our Blues trained at Cobham training ground ahead of the flight to Barcelona. I don't know what's going on. Having a public figure like Fran to talk about these things is inspirational.". But now if I'm able to drive myself to be better than them, I'm going to be better for them. Eight Manchester City players featured over Englands two World Cup qualifiers against Wales and then Bosnia-Herzegovina, compared to Chelseas two. 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Roebuck was quickly out of her goal to close the space in front of our number 20, who shifted the ball rightwards for Kirby, but the eventual shot was weak and allowed Laia Aleixandri to clear. It was a bruising one-on-one for the former England captain Houghton, who was outpaced under the watchful eye of the Lionesses manager, Sarina Wiegman. She has reportedly endorsed brands such as Swarovski, Nike, Wow, Protein Water Company, and Hydrate. de lecture. The cruel sting of this tie so much closer, so much more competitive is that there is far more to lose. Drew Spence forced a save from Roebuck who spilled the ball before falling on it under pressure. Barcelona will not be as generous on their own turf. What was intended to be a quiet night at home with close friends and teammates, Bethany England "I just started to get extreme chest pains," Kirby says. Whether she's breaking the goal-scoring record at Chelsea, scoring four times against Reading or collecting another Player of the Match accolade, it's a straightforward agenda: sofa, meal, Netflix. As she reflects on that frightening moment, Kirby laughs a little and contemplates where she is and where she was. I genuinely thought I was having a heart attack.". Monday Marker: Your guide to City's week ahead, Alvarez and Mahrez start as City make two changes for trip to Fulham, Alvarez wonder strike fires City back on top of the Premier League, Haaland and Alvarez are an 'incredible weapon', says Guardiola. Among the goals that night was one that saw each Chelsea defender facing in different directions when the ball crossed the line. Following her mother's demise, she fell into a profound depression two years later. I can never wrap my head around it because, you know, I'm just going out and playing football. The matches between the traditional top three of Arsenal, Chelsea and City have played an important role in determining the outcome of the league. Because for both sides, you see injuries mounting and thats what starts to happen when youve got back-to-back games. It was starting to become dangerous, he said, in what was a telling choice of words. She enrolled in Reading's academy at age 7, and at age 16, she made her senior debut. Sam Kerr was an obvious out ball for Chelsea in those moments when Rolfo moved centrally but Barcelona were unprepared for her effectiveness at linking up with Reiten. I didnt see anything I dont already know, Hayes concluded. Thats why it has to be a perfect game. "There were times I messaged or nearly picked up the phone to Emma and say 'Look I'm sorry, I can't do this anymore'. So it's full-steam on playing for Chelsea, and then maybe Team Great Britain and the Olympics. "So, we must celebrate her but we also must look after her. Fran Kirby is 27 as of 2021 was born on June 29, 1993. Every WSL player registered for the women's Olympic football event. Chelsea kickstarted their title defence with a comfortable but not altogether convincing 2-0 win to heap pressure on the Manchester City manager, Gareth Taylor. Sophie Ingle smashed the rebounding ball goalwards following an Erin Cuthbert effort, but it took a deflection off the raised arm of Leila Ouahabi and the referee Abigail Byrne rightly pointed to the spot and Maren Mjelde converted. Francesca Fran Kirby, an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team, was born on June 29, 1993 in England. Before joining Chelsea in July 2015, she started her career at her hometown club Reading. Kirby received her first senior cap for England in August 2014. Maybe they knew it all along; Keira Walsh had said she was anticipating a far more resilient Chelsea side than the one of two years ago. (4:15). A double in either half from the inform England striker Fran Kirby at home to Manchester City booked Chelsea a place in the FA Cup final. Follow Katie on Twitter @KatieWhyatt, Graham Hansen celebrates after scoring the games only goal (Photo: Steve Bardens/UEFA via Getty Images), Hayes said her side needed to play a perfect game against Barcelona on Saturday (Photo: Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images), Journey to the Cup, supported by Google Chrome. Everything started spinning, I felt like I needed to lie down so tried to get to the sofa. You can probably see now why its a tall order for an English side to go all the way in the Champions League., Cushing said: Myself and Emma are in the same situation. Mjelde was handed spot-kick responsibilities and put the pain of an injury-ravaged year behind her to dispatch brilliantly into the top corner for her first goal in 18 months. Kellys left-sided corner was whipped in with pace to the near post and found the darting run of Aleixandri but the Spaniards clever flick whistled just wide. Nick Cushings side will have to dust themselves off ahead of a visit from Sunderland before they host the Champions League holders, Lyon, at the Academy Stadium next weekend. ", Kirby is a reluctant inspirational figure. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only). Maren formerly played for Kopparbergs/Goteborg Football Club of the Swedish Damallsvenskan, Turbine Potsdam of the Frauen-Bundesliga, and both Arna-Bjornar and Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegen Toppserien. Inspired by witnessing her brother play, Kirby started playing football when she was a small child. Emma Hayes side are struggling through an injury crisis with Fran Kirby and Millie Bright out with knee problems and Kadeisha Buchanan also sidelined. Im grateful to be in a position where the tie wasnt over after 25 minutes.. The silver lining for Chelsea amid the ignominy of the 2021 Champions League final was that Hayes could have no real regrets. IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME that Chelsea announced the signing of Australia's star forward, Sam Kerr. (modern). 2023 Getty Images. She takes everything day by day. WebCheck out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Maren Mjelde playing for Norway women's national team, Chelsea FC Women Subs are Jelena Cankovic for Fran Kirby, Maren Mjelde for ve Prisset, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd for Lauren James, and Alsu Abdullina for Guro Reiten. Chelsea XI:Berger, Bright, James, Reiten (Charles 86'), Kirby, Eriksson, Fleming (Ingle 65'), Mjelde (Perisset 86'), Kerr, Cuthbert, Buchanan, Subs:Musovic, Ingle, Carter, England, Svitkova, Perisset, Kaneryd, Charles, Cankovic, City XI: Roebuck, Casparij, Houghton, Greenwood, Ouahabi, Aleixandri (Losada 84'), Coombs, Castellanos, Hemp (Raso 79'), Shaw (Blackstad 84'), Kelly. A professional soccer player named Fran Kirby reportedly dated Maren Mjelde. The couples were never openly married, both on and off the field. First, some quick facts about Fran Kirby. Frank Kirby is single. Kirby is rumored to be dating Norwegian soccer player Maren Mjelde. "It [the illness] could have been worse," Kirby says. Elsewhere, Everton beat Liverpool 3-0, Aston Villa downed Leicester City 2-0, Manchester United beat West by the same scoreline and Brighton and Hove Albion beat Reading 2-1. She's a special, special talent.". Fran represented her nation at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. This was a clash between first and third in last terms WSL, though the loss of several key City players in the summer, either to retirement or moves abroad, had reset expectations for the Sky Blues. Aprs une pricardite qui avait mis sa carrire en pril la saison dernire, Kirby, qui est finalement devenue la meilleure buteuse de l'histoire de Chelsea et qui a remport le titre de championne de la WSL, s'est blesse lors de sa deuxime journe aux Jeux d't de Tokyo. We were playing out from the back in every situation and gave City the best chances," she said. You will be without the ball. Subs: MacIver, Keating, Stokes, Fowler, Angeldahl, Raso, Losada, Hutchings, Blakstad. But pushing forward left them exposed, and again Kirby was there to pounce and score her 22nd goal of the season. The German international picked up the Golden Glove award having secured 12 clean sheets in the WSL. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 14:00 BST at the Academy Stadium, and you can purchase tickets here. ", She went from the gym to a sponsor appearance with England, her Chelsea/England teammate. Match report Fran Kirby and a Maren Mjelde penalty give Chelsea their first WSL victory of the season despite an impressive first-half performance from Manchester The game settled after the half hour mark but our relentless high press forced another error in the Chelsea backline, with Mjelde losing out this time to Lauren Hemp, who sped into the box and tried to catch Berger out at the near post, but the goalkeeper got a strong hand to turn the ball around the post. Niamh Charles and Jess Carter part of a makeshift back four including a forward at right-back and a right-footer at left-back that night in Sweden demonstrated their growth. And yeah, I actually collapsed. Youre not going to go and pepper them with the same number of chances they get on you. With 12 minutes played, they combined again, with Kerr leaping on the City captain Steph Houghtons underhit backpass before squaring to Kirby when through one-on-one. Jag visste att ngot var fel, men inte exakt hur allvarligt det var Det var som en sorg, faktiskt. It was also a change in system as we lined up with a back four. Her full name is Maren Naevdal Mjelde, a professional Norwegian football player. "I tried to be as discreet as possible that something had happened last night, it was just kinda like 'oh something weird happened, I collapsed last night'. Most inside Kingsmeadow were still marvelling over an expert save from Roebuck to push Ingles dipping drive over the crossbar, though the officials had spotted that a handball had played a part in keeping the midfielders shot out. With three minutes to go until the interval, the hosts took the lead against the run of play with their first shot on target, as Kirby finished coolly from Guro Reiten's measured cutback. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Man United end Villa's run, take step towards top-four finish against backdrop of fan protests, How Premier League clubs can qualify for Europe this season, What Wrexham, Reynolds and McElhenney can learn from Salford City's League Two struggles, Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only). The 29-year-old footballer allegedly dated Norwegian defender and midfielder Maren Mjelde, who is 32 years old. Her full name is Maren Naevdal Mjelde, a professional Norwegian football player. In a life with plenty of grief -- Kirby lost her mother when she was 14 years old -- injuries and illness, she has learned to anchor herself in the present. In the absence of Harder, 22 min. Emily Osman (GK) - option for a further 12 months. The Chelsea and England star forward/midfielder missed. "No one can do that for you. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. The England international made her last appearance on the field in February, and Emma Hayes recently revealed that she would not be able to take part in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Arsenal. So, challenge accepted: I knew I needed to work on that. Mjelde was born in Bergen, Norway. Chelsea registered their first points of the Womens Super League season as Fran Kirbys finish and a Maren Mjelde penalty saw the defending champions defeat Manchester City 2-0 at Kingsmeadow. "We won, which is amazing, but there's nothing better than playing that last game. Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest ", "She needed that time during COVID to get to that point," Hayes says. Erik Mjelde, her older brother, also used to play football. "In the first few months I broke down a lot," Kirby says. She remembers coming home and sitting at the dinner table as Mjelde and England chatted away. A double in either half from the inform England striker Fran Kirby at home to Manchester City booked Chelsea a place in the FA Cup final. She woke up 10 or so seconds later, to England and Mjelde slapping her face, trying to wake her up. They want to win it all. In Even Pellerud's team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mjelde was chosen. We kept playing ourselves into trouble, the Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes, said. We limited them to as few chances as we possibly could have. With two league meetings unable to separate the sides this season, this FACup semi-final match-up was the first chance to see these side go head to head and be forced to fight for a win. But until then, I will be Chelsea and the Lionesses biggest fan with you all.". Sadly, Fran's mother experienced an unexpected brain hemorrhage when she was 14. She has 11 goals and six assists in 12 games. Instead, it was Chelsea who continued to look the more dangerous, with City giving them more and more of the ball in the middle and Lauren James increasingly asserting her physical and technical presence, leaving fans drooling as she weaved towards the edge of the box before forcing a low save from Ellie Roebuck. In 2022, the net worth of Fran Kirby is reported to be 2 million USD, which translates into 1.64 million. Kirby made the same promise to herself, and to her teammates. Sarina Wiegman, the England Womens manager, was watching on from the Kingsmeadow stands and it was another of her European champions that broke the games deadlock moments before half-time. In late 2019, seemingly out of the blue, Fran Kirby collapsed. We want to do it all for real this time. The hosts made an electric start at Kingsmeadow and almost took the lead after just eight seconds, with Sam Kerr turning the ball just wide of Ellie Roebuck's right post from six yards. Capitalising on another City mistake, this time from Jen Beattie, Kirby pick the ball up near the halfway line and drove towards the City area before cutting inside and slotting a cool finish past Roebuck in the 74th minute. Kirby has scored six goals and set up six more in 13 Women's Super League appearances for Chelsea in the 2021-22 campaign after a staggering 16-goal and 11-assist haul in their title-winning 2020-21 season. She captains the Norway national team in addition to playing as a defender or midfielder for Chelsea. Position: Forward #14. Having struggled to play through the champions early pressing, City were growing more comfortable and enjoyed a sustained period of growing momentum as the half wore on. The Norwegian swiftly found Sam Kerr in the centre but the striker couldnt adjust herself to trouble Ellie Roebuck in the City goal. Updated: 16:50, 14 Mar 2021 CHELSEA defender Maren Mjelde was given oxygen and stretchered off after suffering a horrific injury in the FA Women's Continental Cup final. The soccer player also receives a large sum of money from several brand endorsements. WebMaren Mjelde and Partner Fran Kirby Age Difference. In front of almost 4,500 fans at our Kingston base, goals from Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde settled an entertaining contest in favour of Emma Hayess side, who admittedly did not have things all their own way. Kirby is now recovered and focusing on her health. Chelsea started the second half much more brightly and the game started to open up. This time last year, she was contemplating retirement, unable to believe she could fully recover from pericarditis, a heart disease, and return to professional football for both club and country (she has 45 caps for England). Fran Kirby. Jessie Fleming and Mjelde were the others to come in, with Zecira Musovic, Niamh Charles and Sophie Ingle dropping to the bench. Chelseas second was less pretty. WebMaren Nvdal Mjelde (born 6 November 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and captains Reports have prominently highlighted Kirby's membership in the LGBTQ community, and she is proud to be one of them. Berger, Eriksson, Kerr, Kirby and Mjelde have all played a part in helping Chelsea secure back-to-back WSL titles, the Continental League Cup, Community Shield and reach our first-ever Champions League final. Kirby has also appeared on the prestigious "Lesbian 100 records" for April 2020 from Diva Magazine. With this being an on-going issue throughout my career, it was time to put my health first," Kirby said on Twitter. Mjelde was born in Bergen, Norway. 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Maren Mjelde Niamh Charles. WebChelsea Women 's forward Fran Kirby has been ruled out indefinitely due to a fatigue problem. "In the course of my 25-year career, I've never seen a player transform their life as much as I've seen her from a place of difficulty, disruption, despair to joy, to gratitude, to application," Hayes tells ESPN. Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox. All rights reserved. From Chelsea, the player receives around200,000. Kirby turned to Google for answers, the words of friends and coaches blurring around her. English International . Read more, Choose your website language, or follow us on social media in your language. CITY+ | SIGN UP TO ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. "I was sick everywhere," she says. Chelsea have had three draws in a row since they last picked up three points away to Yeovil on 21 February. "I also spoke to Georgie [Hodge, Kirby's agent]. Maren Mjelde scores Chelseas second goal from the penalty spot.
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