For the fourth season in a row, the Women’s Super League (WSL) title race went down to the last day. And for the fourth time in a row, Chelsea emerged victorious to claim their fifth-consecutive trophy as legendary manager Emma Hayes bowed out in style.
Elsewhere, the top six of Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton, and Tottenham all ran out winners to keep the WSL table unchanged from how it stood heading into the last matchday, while Lyon claimed yet another title after the inaugural playoff final in France.
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Chelsea triumph; Man United abysmal
There are few teams in the world as good as staying the course, grinding through games and getting across the finish line as Emma Hayes’ Chelsea. Going into the final game against Man United level on points with Man City, knowing all they needed to do was equal or better their rivals’ result to claim the title, the ball was always in the Blues’ court. But they signed off in style with a 6-0 thrashing of United at Old Trafford.
With club-record signing Mayra Ramírez virtually unstoppable as she came back from…
