{"id":217908,"date":"2026-06-12T23:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/217908\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:56:13","slug":"beth-mead-joins-man-city-until-summer-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/217908\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Mead joins Man City until summer 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 31-year-old arrives at the club after leaving WSL rivals Arsenal last month, where she won the league title in the 2018-19 season and helped them secure Champions League glory in May last year, as well as winning three League Cups during a nine-year stint in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Mead began her career with Sunderland and became the youngest WSL Golden Boot winner at the age of 20 before signing for Arsenal in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.80989007.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Mead celebrating\" data-title=\"England v Wales \u2013 UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2025 \u2013 Group D \u2013 Arena St Gallen\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Nick Potts\" data-usage-terms=\"Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\"  \/>Mead has won the Euros twice with England (Nick Potts\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>On the international stage, Mead has been capped 81 times for England and was part of their European Championship-winning squads in 2022 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 edition on home soil, the forward was named player of the tournament and finished as the top goalscorer with six to her name, as well as topping the assist charts with five.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her move, Mead told the City website: \u201cI\u2019m very proud to be here. Obviously, City had an amazing season last year and I am excited to start a new chapter here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the way City plays suits me really well and I feel like it can get something extra out of my game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.83379164.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Mead kicking the ball\" data-title=\"Arsenal v Manchester City \u2013 Barclays Women\u2019s Super League \u2013 Emirates Stadium\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Mike Egerton\" data-usage-terms=\"Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\"  \/>Mead spent nine years with Arsenal (Mike Egerton\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking to the manager, I think it was a place where I think I can really fit into, help and bring a different dynamic to the team, so it was a no-brainer for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last season, City were crowned WSL champions for the first time since 2016 after finishing four points clear of Arsenal at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>They then completed a domestic double with a 4-0 triumph over Brighton in the Women\u2019s FA Cup final at the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>Director of football Therese Sjogran said: \u201cBeth\u2019s achievements in the game speak for themselves, so we\u2019re delighted to bring her to the club.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to City, Beth Mead! \ud83d\udc4b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/atLXVz9Lh8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/atLXVz9Lh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City Women (@ManCityWomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ManCityWomen\/status\/2065389354042720716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning the double last season was a special chapter in our history, but it\u2019s one we want to build on in the coming seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigning a player of Beth\u2019s quality and calibre can only help that happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s shown what it takes to consistently perform on the kind of big stages we want to regularly be competing at, so she\u2019ll be a brilliant addition to our already-impressive squad of players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 31-year-old arrives at the club after leaving WSL rivals Arsenal last month, where she won the league&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-217908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}