Stories, scheduling & spectacle - five takeaways from 2025-26 WSL

Stories, scheduling & spectacle - five takeaways from 2025-26 WSLTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Manchester City lift WSL trophy after win at West HamByJoe BradshawBBC Sport senior journalistPublished5 minutes agoCommentsTen months ago, Lionesses fever gripped the nation as England's women lifted another international trophy by beating Spain on penalties to win Euro 2025.That latest silverware for the national team and a bumper new TV deal for the Women's Super League ensured extra momentum behind the game in the UK.The 2025-26 WSL has played out against that backdrop.To unpick the action, BBC Sport answers five prevalent questions.Are Man City the new dominant force?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City's Khadija Shaw has been the WSL's top scorer for the third successive seasonAfter six years of total Chelsea rule, there is a different name on the WSL trophy.Manchester City wrapped up their first title for a decade before the final game.It has been well deserved and their ascension is potentially a sign of the division's growing competitiveness.Andree Jeglertz's side boast the most wins, the most goals and the second-best defence, as well as arguably the league's best player in top scorer Khadija Shaw.Under the Swedish manager's careful tutelage, they have leapt from a fourth-placed finish last season to first, seizing top spot in week eight and maintaining control ever since."You can have success one year but if you want to build something for the future you need to create an environment where everyone says: 'Wow, I don't want to go home from work'," he told BBC Sport."The best teams, that succeed, are ones that enjoy going to work."City's players have clearly enjoyed life this season - but can their success last?No Champions League football helped ease the load on the squad, with Shaw...