Women’s Football Weekly: WSL season finale & what makes London City Lionesses unique?

Football Daily

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines speak to two title winning managers as the domestic league season comes to a close. London City Lionesses manager Jocelyn Precheur joins the pod as they secure promotion to the WSL and become the first ever sole entity club to compete in the women’s top tier. How influential is their owner, Michele Kang? And what are the benefits of being a smaller club?

Sonia Bompastor reflects on winning the WSL title in her first year as Chelsea manager as they edge closer to an unbeaten season in the league. But does Chelsea’s spending on players take away from their success on the pitch?

As Manchester United secure Champions League football for next season, have they gone under the radar this season? And what might the repercussions be of Manchester City failing to qualify for Europe?

TIME CODES: 1’52 Final day of the Championship drama 4’17 London City Lionesses manager Jocelyn Precheur 22’02 Chelsea win the WSL title 22’44 Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor 37’10 Manchester United qualify for Europe ahead of Manchester City

BBC Sounds/ 5 Live commentaries this week: Wednesday 7th May CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PSG v Arsenal, live on 5 Live. Thursday 8th May EUROPA LEAGUE: Bodo Glimt v Spurs, live on 5 Live. EUROPA LEAGUE: Manchester United v Athletic Club, live on 5 Sports Extra. Saturday 10th May WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE: Chelsea v Liverpool 1230 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Southampton v Manchester City 1500 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Aston Villa 1730 KO, live on 5 Live. Sunday 11th May PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest v Leicester 1415 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v West Ham 1415 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Crystal Palace 1415 KO, live on BBC Sport Website and App. PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool v Arsenal 1630 KO, live on 5 Live.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Giovanna Fletcher and I am a runner, which feels odd as I still find getting
0:07.1	out the door quite a challenge, but I'd love to help you become a runner too. My new Coucher 5K
0:12.9	podcast from BBC Sounds has inspirational guests like Lindsay Burrow, Joe Wiley and Charlie Marlow.
0:18.4	I'm really trying to reframe my brain.
0:21.2	This is my time and I get to do this.
0:23.7	And hopefully I can motivate you to go from Couch to 5K.
0:27.6	You never really regret a run.
0:29.3	Might do at the time.
0:31.3	The Couch to 5K podcast.
0:33.6	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.1	BBC Sounds.
0:39.5	Music, radio, podcasts.
0:47.6	On the Football Daily, the Women's Football Weekly, with Ben Haynes, Ellen White and Jen Beatty.
0:54.7	Welcome along to the Women's Football Weekly with me, Ben Haynes, England Women's Record goal scorer, Ellen White,
0:58.1	and former Arsenal and Scotland defender, Jen Beatty.
1:00.9	Lots to get into over the course of the next hour.
1:03.3	Two title wing managers on the show.
1:10.2	We'll be hearing from Chelsea's Sonia Bonpestoy as her Chelsea side close in on an unbeaten season in the WSL. Plus London City Lioness's manager,
1:12.4	Jocelyn Pressure, joins us shortly with promotion to the WSL from the championship secured at
1:18.5	the weekend. Lots to discuss. And I think, Ellen, the first thing is it's quite strange to go into
1:24.0	the crescendo of a WSL season and then not be that much on the line in the final game.
1:31.0	Yeah, pretty much everything's pretty much wrapped up, really.
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