Slegers pitches for better conditions as Wright labels Madrid surface ‘disgrace’

Heavy rain left Real Madrid’s pitch almost unplayableHosts beat Arsenal 2-0 in first leg of WCL quarter-finalThe Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers, said that improving pitch conditions is “the next step for women’s football” after the state of the playing surface at the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano drew strong criticism during Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat …