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Want the lighting computer blessing us with a title crisis match in the first week. Devils lucky. Chelsea vs Manchester City feels like the perfect icebreaker, isn’t it?

Refection champions, which have not lost in the league since May 2024, have the first chance of throwing the glove, while the boss of New Man City, Andree Jeglertz, obtained a good introduction to the League for the Best of the Company.

Chelsea’s rivals, direct and indirect, spent all summer to plot their withdrawal. Maybe this happens every season out of season, but it seems different.

Such a prolonged period of domestic domination has made it both the desire and the enemy of the entire WSL. Clubs have strengthened on the market like never before, going from more important sums than usual because they try to make the Sonia Bompastor blues jump.

Arsenal went so far as to spend a million pounds for a single player. Dramatic. But should add a new level of spices and unpredictability to large games.

Expect that the opening of this year’s title pursuit is obvious on Friday evening.

The European effect

2025 will remain memories for a long time while the year of England has conquered Europe.

Arsenal defeated Barcelona to become winner of the Champions League for the second time in their history, before the lionesses governed as master of this summer to claim consecutive titles.

We do this England 2-0 Spain.

From this winning team of euros, almost all play in the WSL. Chelsea has six lionesses, Arsenal has five (with Michelle Agyemang on loan in Brighton), Man City Brag Four, while Man Utd has three.

The domino effect on club rivalries after such a monumental summer should be fascinating. And if you need to convince more, the ranks of WSL talents are even deeper than ever.

Of the 30 female nominees of golden ball for 2025, on a third piece in the English high flight – which means that the WSL is the most represented division of all to appear on the restricted list.

Gladiators, loan …

Bunny Shaw? Alessia Russo? Elizabeth Terland? Sam Kerr? Maybe even Michelle Agyemang?

The WSL has some of the best attackers on the planet. These players are gladiators.

Russo comes out of the best season of his career, Shaw and Kerr are looking forward to continuing after respective injuries and people sleep on Terland’s tireless coherence.

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Bookmakers’ favorite for the Golden Boot is Shaw by Man City but, honestly, the terrain is large open.

And if you want an outdoor shot, Rachel Daly and Izzy Goodwin could also be in the mixture.

Kerr is always a big problem

Obviously, Sam Kerr does not need an introduction. So, we will not try to give one, unless we mark his return from injury as one of the most anticipated moments of the new season.

Kerr was missing since the LCA rupture underwent a break from LCA in January 2024 and oh how the league missed its goals.

The Chelsea social team teased us last week with a photo of their prized attacker on Instagram, with a legend reading “ a week to leave ”, and he sent fans in a frenzy.

She will be eager to catch up with lost time and we are delighted with the prospect of this one.

The question has a million books

Olivia Smith was, for at least a few weeks, the most expensive player on the planet and the first to crush the barrier of 1 million pounds sterling.

If there is never someone to take this kind of media threw in their stride, it is the new winger of Arsenal.

She has been under the spotlight since she was 15 years old, that is to say that she made her debut for Canada.

The intrepid striker improved by the week during his stay in Liverpool – to see how she develops with a contender for the title surrounded by better players could be electrifying.

Hey, great expense

Lots of attention has been paid to the aggressive recruitment campaign in London City Lionesses this summer – and rightly so.

However, other teams have made daring movements, and it is just that we highlight what we consider the most intelligent company.

Everton rebuilt and spent big to hold midfielder Ruby Mace, signaling his intention to go up the League.

The capture of Brighton of the Arsenal calves Rosa Kafaji and Michelle Agyemang could add a firepower to an increased team.

Aston Villa Bring back Ellie Roebuck to the United Kingdom after a stint in Spain is also a remarkable signature in the first full season of Natalia Arroyo in charge – just like the young striker of Japan exciting Hijikata.

Under a new direction

Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham all enter the season under a new direction.

Jeglertz is one of the most interesting hits in recent years, promising to empower city players when he tries to end their drought from decade of decade.

Martin Ho succeeded in Norway after leaving Marc Skinner’s shadow, but his first job is to make his Tottenham team believe again.

Gareth Taylor brings her passing style to Liverpool, who lost not only Smith but also Captain Taylor Hinds.

As for Leicester, the one who replaces Amandine Miquel – The word in the street is Matt Beard – after his surprise dismissal has a difficult task to come after many players of players this summer.

London City Lure

London City lionesses are beginners this year.

The club is a complete anomaly, but nevertheless intriguing-owned by Michele Kang as part of a multi-club model which also includes the French club Lyon and the United States Washington Spirit.

They have a lot of pedigree, with the almost unrecognizable team of the one who was promoted to the championship in May.

Danielle Van de Donk, Nikita Parris and Katie Zelem are among the biggest names to be convinced by the project. Twelve new signatures joined in total this summer.

Jocelyn PRECHER has shed his work to assemble a team ready to compete with the best.

Finish last and stay standing?

The WSL is developing – a big moment – but to allow the competition to open its doors at 14 clubs next season, you have to be lost.

Hang on, there is a socket. Twist of the plot!

At the end of this year, the team finishing at the bottom of the WSL will face the third WSL2 team in an epic-win-all tie.

Critics are an annoyed relegation to the worst WSL team is not automatic but who does not like an eliminatory?

It will be the most cruel game in England for the possible loser but filled with an entertainment value for us the observers.

‘Once in a life’

Bompastor said it herself. Going a complete campaign of 22 unbeaten games is a success “once in a life”.

Chelsea defeated all kinds of records last season, raising the most points (60) from all the teams – they had won the title by April, the first point he had been claimed for years.

But it is unlikely that the lighting strikes twice.

Bompastor will have to find new ways to push the teams that intend to get rid of in two years, which will offer a real examination of the tactical discretion of the French.

She did not hide her desire to make Chelsea play a prettier football style – the question is, can they do both?