Cristiano Ronaldo: Emma Hayes' Players Do Iconic Celebration After Winning League Title

Cristiano Ronaldo: Emma Hayes' Players Do Iconic Celebration After Winning League Title

Martin Moses
updated at May 19, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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  • Sam Kerr and Millie Bright performed Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration
  • Chelsea Women won a record fifth consecutive league title on May 18
  • They beat Manchester United 6-0 on the final day at Old Trafford

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Chelsea Women's side beat Manchester United 6-0 to win the Women's Super League on May 18 and send off Emma Hayes in style.

The title race spilt over to the last weekend, with Chelsea only leading Manchester City Women on goal difference heading into the final fixtures.

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Chelsea Women players celebrate after winning the 2023/2024 Women's Super League title on May 18. Photo by Harriet Lander - Chelsea FC.
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Chelsea quickly vanquished Manchester City's hopes of winning as they scored two quickfire goals against their rivals at Old Trafford. Mayra Ramirez was a pain in the flesh for the Red Devils as the Colombian striker bagged two goals and two assists in an immaculate first-half performance.

Manchester City, meanwhile, were frustrated by Aston Villa but eventually won 2-1, with Mary Fowler and Lauren Hemp scoring either side of a Racheal Daly equaliser.

Chelsea therefore finished the season on 55 points, same as Manchester City but Hayes' charges had a better goal difference of seven.

Chelsea Women players perform Ronaldo's celebration

Captain Millie Bright and lead striker Sam Kerr pulled out Cristiano Ronaldo's Siuu celebration with the trophy. The two have suffered injury setbacks this season, with Kerr still out long-term after tearing her anterior cruciate ligaments in January.

Bright recovered in time from a niggling knee injury to be available to Hayes in the run-in as the celebrated Chelsea manager's career came to an end. Hayes is set to leave and assume her new role as United States Women's Head coach ahead of the Paris Olympics.

"The hardest thing to do is five in a row because people take their eye off the ball. My legacy is winning while building a team for the future," said the seven-time Women's Super League winner, as quoted by BBC Sports.

Chiamaka Nnadozie wins prestigious award

Meanwhile, in France, Sports Brief reported that Chiamaka Nnadozie was crowned the best goalkeeper of the season in the French Women's League.

The Super Falcons shot-stopper, who plays professionally for Paris FC, fended off competition from Olympique Lyon's Christiane Endler and Paris Saint-Germain's Katarzyna Kiedryznek.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)