Emily Fox says signing three-year Arsenal contract was 'an easy decision'
On 24 September 2026, USA international Emily Fox said it was "an easy decision" to sign a new three-year contract with Arsenal. The 28-year-old, who joined from North Carolina Courage in 2024, spoke to BBC Sport about her reasons for staying at the club.
Fox has been a regular presence in the Arsenal side since her arrival from North Carolina Courage in 2024 and has been described in the article as a key player for the team. She is 28 years old and has been named in the PFA team of the year in the last two campaigns.
She was part of the Arsenal squad that won the Women's Champions League title in 2025 and the Women's Champions Cup trophy in 2026, and in her first season with the club she won the Women's League Cup. Those honours are listed in the club achievements detailed in the interview.
BBC Sport reported in January that Fox had a year remaining on her existing contract but that Arsenal were always confident she would stay at the club, and she is understood to have signed a new three-year deal. The article states she has established herself as one of the best full-backs in the world and has made almost 100 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions.
Speaking to BBC Sport, she said: "I'm very pleased to be able to continue my journey with Arsenal and it was honestly an easy decision because of where I want to be now, and in a few years' time. "When I think of how I'm going to grow, be challenged and be in an environment where it's like my second home, I think of Arsenal. "It is a club that is wanting to continue to push the women's game, invest in it and focus on the community, the history of it, the culture, and wanting to excel."
On the domestic title she said there was still work to do, adding: "There is definitely some unfinished business. We want to keep going, keep winning and maybe get some things that we've already won before too," said Fox. "Being at Arsenal, there's always going to be high expectations from the inside and the outside. That's just part of it. "When you have big goals like that, you have to take it game-by-game and you can't look too far ahead. That's my approach."
Fox is also preparing for a major summer with the United States under the management of ex-Chelsea boss Emma Hayes as they aim for the 2027 Women's World Cup. "We're starting off strong by playing Spain twice at home in October. This year has been great for us in terms of the opponents and the challenges," she added. "I feel like we've played a lot of variety with our opponents and it's given us a taste of different environments, different tactics and layers of how we're going to play. "That's ultimately what you need to do when you want to win a World Cup. In November, we have to qualify. Those are our objectives."
Fox outlined the immediate international fixtures she expects to be involved in, saying the United States begin by hosting Spain twice in October and that qualification matches are set for November; she framed those games as the current objectives for the national team.
