Women’s Super League duo Arsenal and Chelsea are set for preseason tours of the United States this summer, including facing each other in a friendly in Washington, D.C., sources told ESPN.
Set for August, Arsenal will face NWSL side Washington Spirit while Chelsea will play NJ/NY Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. This will be the first time two WSL sides face off against NWSL teams. The two WSL sides are also poised for a friendly on Aug. 19 in Washington, sources added.
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It is also the first time two WSL teams will have such high-profile preseason tours. In January, Chelsea hosted a training camp in Morocco while Arsenal hosted theirs in Portugal. Last summer, Arsenal hosted a preseason camp at Adidas’ headquarters in Germany.
It will be a clash of champions for Chelsea facing 2023 NWSL winners Gotham, after Chelsea lifted the WSL title on Saturday for a fifth consecutive time and a seventh overall.
It could also be the first time Chelsea play under new manager Sonia Bompastor. Sources told ESPN that the Lyon manager is set to take over for Emma Hayes…
