Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

'Alarming' - does WSL have a homegrown problem?

Published by BBC Sport on September 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM ET

The London City Lionesses raised eyebrows with no English players in their starting line-up against Manchester United, but is there a wider trend?

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