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    "title": "Clo\u00e9 Lacasse joins Arsenal FC in England",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-21 17:24:20",
    "published_at": "2023-06-29 20:44:00",
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    "subtitle": "Forward Clo\u00e9 Lacasse has joined Arsenal FC in England\u2019s FA Women\u2019s Super League for their 2023-24. Lacasse joined the London-based club after spending four seasons with SL Benfica in Portugal where she was the league\u2019s top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons. She signed a permanent deal with Ars\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Forward Clo&eacute; Lacasse has joined Arsenal FC in England&rsquo;s FA Women&rsquo;s Super League for their 2023-24. Lacasse joined the London-based club after spending four seasons with SL Benfica in Portugal where she was the league&rsquo;s top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons. She signed a permanent deal with Arsenal FC and will join the club following the FIFA World Cup this summer.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really pleased that we have signed Clo&eacute; to strengthen our forward line here at Arsenal,&rdquo; said Jonas Eidevall, Head Coach at Arsenal FC. &ldquo;Clo&eacute; is a proven goalscorer and has shown her quality over a number of seasons in two European leagues as well as the Champions League. She will add a different dimension to our attacking game and I&rsquo;m looking forward to working with her.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Clo&eacute; is a player we have been monitoring for some time so we&rsquo;re delighted to have completed this signing,&rdquo; said Clare Wheatley, Arsenal FC&rsquo;s Head of Women&rsquo;s Football. &ldquo;Clo&eacute;&rsquo;s record is very impressive and we believe she has the right qualities to slot straight into our playing style here at Arsenal. I&rsquo;m sure our supporters will be excited to see Clo&eacute; in the red and white.&rdquo;</p><p>Since turning pro, Lacasse has played for &Iacute;&thorn;r&oacute;ttabandalag Vestmannaeyja in Iceland and SL Benfica in Portugal. In 2022-23, she won the league&rsquo;s Best Player award and scored her 100th career goal at Benfica. Since 2021, she has made 19 international &ldquo;A&rdquo; appearances for Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team. She was part of the squad that won a silver medal at the 2022 Concacaf W Championship in Mexico which qualified Canada for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023&trade;.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m super excited and enthusiastic to get started here,&rdquo; said Lacasse. &ldquo;I feel ready mentally and physically to be able to contribute here and win titles and I feel that this club has everything it takes to compete for the highest honours. I want to go to the next level and score goals here for Arsenal.&rdquo;</p><p>Lacasse has joined fellow Canadian Sabrina D&rsquo;Angelo at Arsenal FC. This past 2022-23 season, Arsenal FC finished third in the FA Women&rsquo;s Super League and lifted their sixth FA League Cup title since 2011.</p><blockquote>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arsenal Women (@arsenalwfc)</blockquote><blockquote>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arsenal Women (@arsenalwfc)</blockquote><blockquote>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sport Lisboa e Benfica (@slbenficafeminino)</blockquote><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-92d257fb-cdbd-4e10-9f7f-137f055d1a0c\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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