"The roles in the most recent UEFA Women's Champions League final seemed pretty much defined in the run-up to the match: three-time winners Barcelona faced Arsenal, who had last ascended the European football throne in 2007. While half of Europe were betting on the Catalan favourites, the Gunners ended up causing quite an upset by being crowned the queens of Europe."
"Vic Akers, the then Arsenal men's team kit man, discovered his passion for women's football at a time when the sport still had to contend with many social prejudices. However, the London native would not be deterred: in 1987, he founded Arsenal Ladies Football Club and moulded it into the most successful club in English women's football during his 22-year tenure as head coach."
"Under his leadership, the Gunners celebrated a host of impressive successes, including three domestic trebles (championship, cup, league cup). In the 2006/07 season, the team also achieved a historic feat: Arsenal became the first club in the history of women's football to secure the European sextuple consisting of the Women's Premier League, the FA Women's Cup, the UEFA Women's Champions League (then UEFA Women's Cup), the FA Women's Community Shield, the FA Women's League Cup and the London County FA Women's Cup."
Arsenal defeated Barcelona to win the most recent UEFA Women's Champions League final, overturning pre-match expectations. FC Bayern Women will host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening. Vic Akers founded Arsenal Ladies Football Club in 1987 and built the team into the most successful club in English women's football over a 22-year tenure. Under his leadership Arsenal won three domestic trebles and achieved a historic European sextuple in 2006/07. Between 2004 and 2012 Arsenal won nine consecutive league titles and secured at least one trophy in 13 straight seasons through 2016. Since the Women's Super League began in 2010, Arsenal have won the championship three times.
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