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'I want to play for mum' – Arsenal's Cooney-Cross

'I want to play for mum' – Arsenal's Cooney-Cross
BBC News Friday 11 September 2026, 05:52 UTC 1 min read
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Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross is preparing to play at Emirates Stadium for the first time since losing her mum Jess to cancer, and explains how she has been facing up to her bereavement "one day at a time".

Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross is preparing to play at Emirates Stadium for the first time since losing her mum Jess to cancer, and explains how she has been facing up to her bereavement "one day at a time".
Cooney-Cross Arsenal's (ORG) Kyra Cooney-Cross (PERSON) Emirates Stadium (LOCATION) Jess (PERSON)
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