Chelsea wins World Sevens title over Manchester United in London
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 4:16 AM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
Chelsea secured the World Sevens trophy with a 6-5 victory against Manchester United at Brentford's Gtech Stadium on Saturday. The tournament, co-founded by Jennifer Mackesy and Justin Fishkin, aims to augment existing women's football dynamics, despite mixed reactions from fans regarding its format and approach. Everton's quirky promotional tactics, including a coffin-like suitcase for a player, sparked controversy over the tournament's seriousness. While some embraced the event for fostering fun and camaraderie, critics argued it undermines the professionalism of women's football. Chelsea's win adds a financial boost of half a million U.S. dollars in prize money.
- •Chelsea lifts World Sevens trophy with 6-5 win against Manchester United.
- •Tournament aims to enhance women's football representation.
- •Mixed reactions from fans over the event's format.
- •Everton's promotional tactics sparked controversy ahead of the match.
- •Event awarded half a million U.S. dollars in prize money.
- 4:16 AMYahoo Sports — There is cynicism about the World Sevens — but this is why women’s football needs it
"Women’s football will never recover. This will set it back years. This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her. Or Everton giving birth to a football with the faces of the injured players on it 24 hours earlier, not long after Aston Villa’s team danced the can-c
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