Record transfers and a managerial merry-go-round – but can anyone stop Chelsea in the WSL?

The new season starts on Friday with Sonia Bompastor’s side chasing a seventh consecutive title but rivals have hopeAfter a breathless summer that included heart-stopping penalty shootouts, a swathe of managerial changes and even the women’s game’s first £1m transfer fee, as the new Women’s Super League season arrives, the million-dollar question is, can anyone stop Chelsea?The defending champions have won six WSL titles in a row and they notched up a record points tally last term to win the title by their largest margin yet – 12. Ominously for their rivals, they were trying to strengthen their squad even further during the final hours of the transfer window with the signing of the United States winger Alyssa Thompson from Angel City. Chelsea are, undeniably, the dominant force in the modern English women’s game and only appear to be getting stronger. Continue reading...

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