Slegers defends Arsenal's attitude to women's game despite venue change

Renee Slegers has backed Arsenal's decision to move their UWCL match against Bayern Munich to Meadow Park

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00:00I was playing for Arsenal Academy in 2006, I think, so I know how big Arsenal's been

00:06over a long time, pushing women's football. That was a reason why I came to England. So

00:10historically, I think Arsenal has been leading in pushing for women's football, developing,

00:16and I think they will do that in the future as well. I think this was a bump in the road.

00:20It will always happen. It's like player development. You won't go in a straight line-up. There

00:24will be challenges on the way. I think this is a challenge, but I think we're all very

00:28proud of what Arsenal tries to do to push women's football forward.