The Guardian view on Chelsea’s WSL dominance: team brilliance tests league competitiveness
Five-time champions continue breaking records, widening the gap in women’s football as financial disparities challenge league competitiveness
When Chelsea’s women’s football team take to the pitch for their first December match, it’s likely they’ll secure yet another three points to add to their winning run in what looks set to be a record-breaking season. Only eight games in, the gap between the Blues and the rest of the Women’s Super League (WSL) has already widened into a chasm. The defending champions look too good for the competition. Chelsea have won five titles in a row (and seven of the last 10).
Invincibles? This team is proving that dominance isn’t just a goal — it’s their standard. Chelsea’s female footballers sit five points ahead of Manchester City and if they win their next two matches — against Brighton and Leicester City — they’ll surpass Arsenal as record holders for the most successive wins at the beginning of a season. In Europe the team have already clinched their place in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals.
