The WSL is back, as the UK league kicks off its 2026/27 season with one particular club striving to challenge perennial titans Manchester City, Chelsea, and Arsenal.
Fueled by US-based billionaire owner Michele Kang, London City is touting a big-name roster and even bigger plans for its second top-flight campaign.
The Lionesses enter the weekend on an additional high, after signing a record four-year front-of-jersey deal with Nike — said to be the largest in women’s soccer history.
LCL will put its new talent to the test this afternoon, taking on a Manchester United team looking to better last season’s fourth-place finish.
Man United made moves of its own, swapping out former manager Marc Skinner with Spain’s Eva Olid before adding defender Rebeca Bernal — the WSL’s first-ever Mexican national — from the Washington Spirit.
“My ambition is attacking football, Olid said. “I focus the gameplans on how we can hurt the teams. All teams have weaknesses we can exploit.”
London City faces Man United today at 2 PM ET (Paramount+).
