No, but the sport being fun to watch makes the sport fun to watch
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Best Sports League?
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Boston Bruins for me!Also a great league!
They're my east coast team, they'd be higher on my list but for Jack Edwards lol. Can't believe how well they're doing under Monty, though! Unreal!
Yeah, they are doing very well. I was never big on Jack Edwards.
He's the worst in the league by a wide margin, lol
Quoting the Football History Boys...
WSL Title Race (2014)
This moment had to be included. For me, it sums up the growth in popularity of the game, but also the sheer emotion women's football can offer. I can remember being at home and planning my whole day around the football that was to kick-off later that day. Indeed, this was nothing new with regards to the men's game, but admittedly, I had never done it for the women's game. That 2014 WSL season - had perfectly exemplified the success of the rebrand as three sides competed for the title on the final day of the season. It was a title race rarely seen in men's Premier League, but one to savour.
The sides involved? Chelsea, Birmingham and Liverpool. Despite winning the title in 2013, the Reds, managed by Matt Beard had seen numerous injuries and a drop in form. This would lead to Birmingham and Chelsea leapfrogging them in the league's two top spots. With one game to go, just three points separated the sides and Chelsea, in first, only held a superior goal difference by 2 goals. The London club would travel to up-and-coming Man City, while Birmingham came up against Notts County. Liverpool would be tested by the Bristol Academy at Prenton Park.
The tone was set early as Notts County took the lead against Birmingham, before scoring a second soon after. The omens were looking good for Emma Hayes' Chelsea until Jill Scott powered Manchester City ahead after 27 minutes. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Liverpool had the chance to seize control of the title race. Toni Duggan extended Man City's lead, before Birmingham clawed a goal back in Solihull. At half-time the scores:
--Man City 2-0 Chelsea
--Birmingham 1-2 Notts
--Liverpool 0-0 Bristol
Ten minutes after the break, star forward Natasha Dowie fired Liverpool ahead - with their single goal they had leapfrogged Chelsea on goal difference and were sat at the top. As Liverpool added a second through Lucy Bronze, Birmingham equalised in their match. Fara Williams converted a spot-kick to put the Merseysiders 3-0 up, as Chelsea pulled one back in Manchester. Liverpool had done their job and would now be left to wait and see if Notts County and Man City could keep their scorelines the same in the dying seconds. No further goals were scored and Liverpool were champions once more. -- "An extraordinary end top the season, and that's fantastic, because those of us who love women's football know this is exactly what we wanted. Liverpool have got better and better through the season as various injured players have come back, going about their business quietly and winning their games."
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