Jamaican star ahead Khadija Shaw was pressured to overlook Manchester Metropolis’s essential Champions League qualifier towards Paris FC on Wednesday after the membership did not submit her visa utility in time.
Shaw, Manchester Metropolis’s all-time main aim scorer, couldn’t make the journey to France for the primary leg of the second-round qualifying match. Studies indicated that the 27-year-old striker visited the French embassy on Tuesday morning in hopes of securing an expedited visa, however the utility was denied.
Metropolis, who completed as Women’s Super League (WSL) runners-up to Chelsea final season, have struggled to achieve the Champions League group stage for the previous three seasons. The result of the second leg, scheduled for September 26, will decide whether or not they advance to the group stage this yr.
Shaw, who was the highest scorer in final season’s WSL, additionally earned each the WSL Participant of the Season and Soccer Writers’ Affiliation Player of the Year awards for her distinctive 2023-24 marketing campaign.
