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presume everybody in this generation and this team would have had the same hurdles and we’ve
all got to where we are today because we loved it."
Sarah Zadrazil (Austria/FC Bayern München): "We have to pave the way for the next
generation, to show them that it's possible to play in big stadiums, in sold-out stadiums, that it's
possible to become a professional footballer, even if you are a girl. Especially if you're a girl. It's
possible."
Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique Lyonnais): "I'm pretty convinced that if you start to
teach a six-year-old girl how to play a pass, rather than when she's 15, the level is going to be pretty
different in some years."
Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden/Chelsea FC): "Giving girls and boys an equal opportunity to
start with is extremely important."
Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona): "You can see the compromises, how we are all
chasing the same aim and we won't stop until we achieve it."
EQUALS features:
Laure Boulleau (Former France international), Jule Brand (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg), Daphne
van Domselaar (Netherlands/FC Twente) , Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden/Chelsea FC), Svenja
Fölmli (Switzerland/SC Freiburg), Laura Giuliani (Italy/AC Milan), Giulia Gwinn (Germany/FC
Bayern München) , Pernille Harder (Denmark/Chelsea FC), Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique
Lyonnais), Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (Iceland/VfL Wolfsburg), Marie-Antoinette Katoto
(France/Paris Saint-Germain) , Nadine Kessler (UEFA Managing director of women’s football and
former Germany international), Lise Klaveness (President of the Norway Football Association and
former Norway international), Simone Magill (Northern Ireland/Aston Villa FC) , Beth Mead
(England/Arsenal FC), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal FC), Alex Popp (Germany/VfL
Wolfsburg), Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona), Linda Sällström (Finland/Vittsjö GIK) , Alex
Scott (Former England international), Jessica Silva (Portugal/SL Benfica), Julia Simic (former
Germany international), Francesca Sullivan (Global female football player manager, adidas), Lia
Wälti (Switzerland/Arsenal FC), Leah Williamson (England/Arsenal FC), Tessa Wullaert
(Belgium/ SC Fortuna Sittard), Sarah Zadrazil (Austria/FC Bayern München).

Manchester City Football Club is delighted to announce that Alex Greenwood has signed a three-
year contract extension. The England international – who initially made the move to the Academy
Stadium in September 2020 - will now remain a City player until the summer of 2026 after putting
pen to paper on a new deal.
One of the WSL’s longest standing figures, boasting spells with Everton, Notts County,
Liverpool and Manchester United on her CV alongside a trophy-filled stint with Lyon, the 29-year-
old has been a stalwart for Gareth Taylor’s side over the past two-and-a-half seasons.
Racking up 80 appearances in all competitions and captaining the side on numerous
occasions, the defender has also found the back of the net five times during her time here so far.
A UEFA Women’s European Championships winner with England this past summer,
Greenwood will mark the end of a memorable year for herself by committing her future to
Manchester City with a three-year extension to her current contract.
Speaking after signing on the dotted line, Greenwood said: “I’m really pleased to have my new
deal sorted and it’s come at the perfect time – after a strong first half to the season, I can now just
focus on the remainder of the campaign and the next three years.
“Feeling settled at a club for me is so important and I absolutely have that here at City, which
is why I’ve signed such a long-term deal - I just love being here.
“I have a really good relationship with Gareth [Taylor] – we’ve worked together throughout
my whole time here so far – and the way he wants us to play marries up exactly with how I want to
personally, so it’s the perfect match for me.
“I hold myself to such high standards on a personal level, and I will go out and give 100% in
every single game I play for this football club which I hope has been clear to see over the past
two-and-a-half years.
“We’ve got a fantastic group of players this season – the togetherness in the squad is just spot
on, and we’re in a really good place as a collective at the moment.
“We just want to keep winning football matches and trophies which is what we expect of
ourselves here and it’s an exciting time to be at City, both now and for the future.”
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