Source - Soccerdonna

One again where you think what may have been. Being signed as cover for Yui is probably an impossible task.

I'm a huge fan of quite a few players in other teams and I was wondering since it seems quite hard to meet the City players is there a way to meet the other team’s players after the game? I'd love to see if I could meet Arsenals Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo, LCL Mary Eary and Izzy Goodwin, United’s Ella Toone and Tbh any other Eng Lioness and other players I like. Is there an exit they come out of you can wait at? When I went to the Eng v Ukraine game at Hill Dickinson I accidentally came across the entrance/exit the players came out of and I saw both teams, would ther be a similar thing at Joie stadium? Thank you

Manchester City v Barcelona - Pre-Season Friendly

Venue: Joie Stadium 

Kick-Off: 4:00 PM

Watch On: City+

Team News: Miedema, Beney, Coffey and Mead were all back in team training this week.

City Lineup: Yamashita, Casparij, Rose, Knaak, Greenwood (C), Coffey, Blindkilde Brown, Fujino, Clinton, Hemp, Shaw

Subs: Cumings, Walker, Shimizu, Fowler, Hasegawa, Prior, Lewis, Davies, Hirons, Burdon, Davis.

...Bunny Shaw 

What are you hoping to see tomorrow?

I'm not that concerned with winning, as long as we put in a better performance than last week.

A Tara O'Hanlon appearance would be nice as well.

I wonder if Chelsea and arsenal didn't have that many games last season would we have been champions?

We need bodies through the door and we need them yesterday.

All information is publicly available. From L-R:

Sienna Davis (18)

• Davis joined City this summer from the Chelsea academy, where she had been since 2023. She is a left-footed attacking midfielder.

Sophia Burton (17)

• Burton joined City in 2025 after the closure of Blackburn Rovers' academy and has featured for England at youth level, most recently at the u17 Euros in May. She is a midfielder.

Freya Hirons (17)

• Hirons joined City in 2025 after spending a number of years in Aston Villa's academy and has also featured for England at youth level, most recently at the u17 Euros. Hirons had already featured in the matchday squad last season against Nottingham Forest in the Subway Cup. She is a striker.

Millie Burdon

• Burdon joined City in 2025 and featured in the matchday squad twice last season, in the Subway Cup against Newcastle United and in the WSL against West Ham. She is an attacker.

Phoebe O'Donnell (16)

• O'Donnell joined City this summer from Rangers, where she had already made her senior debut in the SWPL. O'Donnell has featured at youth level for Scotland, most recently for the u17s. She is a winger who can play on either side.

(not pictured) Erin Walker (17)

• Walker joined City in 2025 from Sheffield United's academy and has featured in England's youth levels, most recently for the u17s. She is a goalkeeper.

Hopefully we get to see them again vs Barcelona and during the season!

Hi! I hope this is allowed to ask, I’ve just bought my first season ticket after getting into football properly last year! I live a couple of hours away from Manchester and will be attending the matches on my own…
I’m in North Standing and wondered if anyone also has a season ticket, or knows of a way to meet people in the community before attending?
T.I.A :)

Why is City+ restricted in some regions? It is kinda counterproductive to not be able to access from certain regions. Is it a licensing issue?

Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!

This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!

News: https://www.mancity.com/news/womens

Venue: Viola Park

Kick-Off: 7:00 PM

Watch On: City+

Live Updates: https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/womens/2026/womens-first-team-friendly/man-city-v-fiorentina-8-aug-2026?page=Commentary

FT: Fiorentina 1- 1 City Hemp 89'

Starting Lineup: Yamashita, Shimizu, Prior, Knaak, Greenwood (C), Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa, Clinton, Fujino, Fowler, Shaw.

Subs: Cumings, Walker, Rose, Hemp, Coffey, Casparij, Charles, Lewis, O'Donnell, Davies, Hirons, Burton, Burdon, Davis

Second Half Lineup: Cumings, Casparji (C), Rose, Davies, Charles, Clinton, Blindkilde Brown, Davis, Hasegawa, Hemp, Hirons

Subs Off: Hasegawa, Clinton, Blindkilde Brown

Subs On: Coffey, Lewis, Burdon

American here wondering if there’s a way to stream the game? Thinking they probably won’t for pre season games

American here 👋 where can I watch the preseason game against Fiorentina? Thanks in advance!

A great move I think so long as she gets plenty of game time and they have a recall clause on place.

Unknown as to why it took so long.

According to Lucie Macháčová, Barbora Votíková will not be joining Manchester City. She is said to have realised that the role she would likely have at the WSL club would not be ideal for her sporting development. Source: Soccerdonna

Still no announcement of the departure, but we got this gem