KOSOVARE ASLLANI hopes London City Lionesses’ can one day claw their way to the top of club football in England. The Sweden forward was on target in her first Women's Championship game, with her side drawing 1-1 with Newcastle. The London City skipper, who made her first competitive appearance following a June move from AC Milan, said: "The vision is to be the best in England and this is just the start.
"Even though we are a Championship team, we don’t want to be treated as one. "We demand one hundred per cent professionalism. That’s why I am here and the other girls as well.
" Asllani’s 39 th -minute strike, which cancelled out Shania Hayles’ opener for the visitors, was her first goal in her first competitive game for her side. Read More Football Stories London owner Michelle Kang was among the football powerbrokers watching from the stands at Hayes Lane Stadium. The American businesswoman, who also owns Washington Spirit and Lyon Women was joined by Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd (WPLL) chief Nikki Doucet and WPLL chair Dawn Airey.
Asllani added: "It was great to score my first goal and help the team when we were 1-0 down. I think we have even more in us. "We’re in the beginning of building something here.
Most read in Football "We still have a lot to do in terms of building the facilities and it’s an ongoing project which will be done as soon as possible to give us the best resources. "I feel it’s something special that we won’t have to demand things .