“Holy F**k That’s Terrifying” – Soccer World in Shock as Airplane Carrying Arsenal Women’s Team Bursts Into Flames on Runway

It was yet another day when the tragic news came out that shocked the whole soccer world. On Sunday, Arsenal women’s team’s plane caught fire on the runway. The team was returning from the emphatic women’s Champions League semi-final clash against Wolfsburg. They were flying back to London, but it was at that moment, their plane burst into flames on the runway. Several reports suggest that a bird flew into one of the engines of the plane, causing the incident.

All the passengers, including the staff and the players, were evacuated at the Braunschweig Wolfsburg airport. The whole team was sent back to a hotel, thus forcing them to spend an extra night in Germany. Seeing this incident shocked the soccer world.

Soccer world reacts to the terrifying airplane incident

It was indeed a shocking incident, but the team is safe now. The club also issued an official statement regarding the incident. “Our aircraft developed a technical issue prior to take-off in Germany on Sunday evening. As a result, we remained in Wolfsburg overnight on Sunday before flying back to England on Monday afternoon. We would like to thank the staff on board the aircraft and on the ground at the airport for their assistance.”

This incident has, of course, caught the eye of the soccer world, who are left terrified. Netizens around the world are reacting to the unfortunate event. In a Reddit post that details the incident, fans flooded its comments section with wishes/prayers for the players. One fan wrote, “Holy f**k that’s terrifying, couldn’t imagine looking out your window and seeing the engine pissing flames out. Glad they could evacuate it so quickly.”

[Brookes] A plane carrying the Arsenal women’s team back from their Champions League semi-final first leg with Wolfsburg burst into flames on the runway on Sunday evening. Pilots on board quickly evacuated the passengers, including Arsenal’s first team squad, to safety.
by u/zi76 in soccer

Another wrote, “I see this sh*t happen quite frequently… can’t they out some kind of barrier to prevent birds from going inside the literal engine? Isn’t this what caused the NYC river landing to happen.” While one fan was terrified. “I don’t know is it common or not but I would personally s*it my pants if I saw an engine burst in flames.”

One fan wrote, “they could consider themselves lucky… At least they were able to evacuate quickly before something goes horribly wrong” Another fan seemed sad, “That’s actually terribly sad.”

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It’s good to see that Arsenal women are safe, but it seems the club is already going through tough times.

Tough times for Arsenal women

The plane incident must be terrifying for the whole Arsenal women’s team. It seems things are not going well for them. The club recently suffered a huge blow after losing their star player, Leah Williamson, to injury. The player was stretched off the field during their loss against Manchester United after tearing her ligament.

Aside from this, the team was also close to losing their UWCL semi-final clash against Wolfsburg. The Gunners were 2-1 down in the first half. However, they somehow made an inspiring comeback, thanks to the efforts of Rafalle Souza and Stina Blackstenius. We hope things get better for them. Either way, what are your thoughts on the plane incident? Let us know in the comments.

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