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Manchester City win first Women’s Super League title in a decade

Blue Moon rising.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 7th May 2026

After a decade of hope and hard work, Manchester City have finally won the Women’s Super League once again in a huge moment for the local club.

Lifting not just their first division title in 10 years, but only their second WSL trophy since the modern female football era began in 2010, it felt like only a matter of time to many supporters.

Ending a six-year Chelsea supremacy, this is also manager Andrée Jeglertz’s first at the helm of Man City’s women’s team, who arrived at the club with a strong silverware record at the start of this season.

These were the scenes at home base as one key result sealed their status as champions:

City Women secured the WSL title following third-placed Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Brighton on Wednesday evening.

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They even managed to do so with a game to spare and a six-point gap over the west London club, which has won so much over the past few years.

Speaking in an interview with club media after confirmation of the win, captain and Euro 2025-winning Lionesses defender, Alex Greenwood, said: “[It feels] absolutely incredible. “A moment – we as a team, me personally – us as a club has waited so long for”.

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“An incredible moment, it’s an incredible feeling. I’m so glad we got to spend this moment together as a group. Just an absolutely incredible feeling.”

With fans watching both at home, along with the first team themselves, the celebrations have already begun as the team shared a look back at how they got here.

You can see the recap posted on social media in full below.

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Commenting on his latest accolade, the Swedish head coach added in a full club statement: “There’s never been doubt about the talent in the group, but there is something else about talking about being winners and champions. We started that early, and we believed in that. That’s led us through this year.

“It hasn’t been easy; it’s been hard work every day, but we had a strong belief that we could be sitting here in May and be champions. That is the first thing, and we definitely deserve it.”

Congratulations to the Cityzens on a well-deserved and long-awaited WSL title; could this be the start of another sporting dynasty of dominance over in East Manchester? Only time will tell…

In other news around the Etihad Campus, the women’s, EDS and academy team stadium is also set to host the final of the FA Youth Cup later this month.

Manchester City turn down Old Trafford offer for FA Youth Cup final in favour of Joie Stadium

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Featured Images — Manchester City Women FC (publicity pictures via X)

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2027 Manchester Marathon sells out in record time after biggest event ever

Danny Jones Danny Jones Next year's Manchester Marathon already sold out in record time

The 2027 adidas Manchester Marathon has already sold out in record time after the biggest event in the race’s history.

Incredible stuff.

Yes, after more than 42,000 runners took on this year’s 26.2-mile challenge – the highest number to date – public places for next year’s Manchester Marathon have gone in the blink of an eye.

To be specific, they were snapped up in just 10 days: even faster than the last time around, with 2026 having also broken the previous fastest (or PB, if you will) time before that.

Posting on social media, the organisers wrote: “We’re blown away by the response as a record-breaking number of public places were secured during our launch window, and we’re now officially at capacity.

“Thank you for the amazing support. We can’t wait to help you turn your 26.2 dreams into reality.”

They also went on to remind people that even if they missed out, potential participants can still secure a place through their official charity partners.

Manchester Marathon maintains annual partnerships with the likes of Alzheimer’s Society, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Mind, and The Christie Charity.

Teaming up with numerous non-profit organisations over the decades after it first began way back in 1908, before enjoying multiple stints during the 1980s and late 90s into the noughties, huge sums have been raised over the years.

It’s never anything less than a heartwarming and inspiring day.

The modern MCR Marathon, as we know it, returned in its present format nearly a decade and a half ago, beginning its current collaboration with sportswear giants adidas, therefore helping raise the profile even further, with the 2026 fundraising tally also reaching a record-breaking £5.2 million this past April.

At the moment, the Manchester Marathon maintains annual partnerships with the likes of Alzheimer’s Society, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Mind, and The Christie Charity.

Once again, these organisations, along with the likes of the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity and many more, will continue to offer charity places for the 2027 Manchester Marathon, provided you can hit the fundraising total.

We don’t know about you, but we’re loving this city and the surrounding boroughs being well and truly in their running era, and we also urge all of you who make up part of the local culture to immerse yourself in all aspects – especially when it comes to the post-race season party…

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Manchester City ‘strongly condemn’ racist abuse towards first-team players at Everton

Danny Jones Danny Jones Man City statement on racist abuse Everton game

Manchester City Football Club have released a statement following yet more troubling racist abuse in the Premier League this May bank holiday.

Pep Guardiola’s side faced Everton in a fixture that ended in a 3-3 draw, which could prove pivotal in their pursuit of leaders Arsenal.

Sadly, however, one of the main stories to be taken from the game once again revolves around abuse and discrimination.

Match officials were quickly made aware of racial remarks directed at winger Antoine Semenyo on the day, and, unfortunately, defender Marc Guehi has also been the subject of hateful messaging online in the aftermath of the result.

Sharing a short, but simple and emphatic statement, the club wrote: “Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse directed towards Antoine Semenyo at yesterday’s match.

“We welcome the swift action taken by Everton and the police to identify the individual responsible.

“We are also incredibly disappointed to hear that Marc Guéhi was subject to a series of vile racist social media posts last night.”

They go on to add that they will “continue to offer our full support to both Antoine and Marc and never accept discrimination of any kind in our game.”

Everton themselves have since confirmed that local authorities swiftly identified at least one individual alleged to be responsible for the unacceptable behaviour.

As mentioned in their own post, the culprit is said to have been a 71-year-old man who was quickly flagged by fans and stewards inside the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

While this may be the first incident reported at the Toffees’ new home ground, regrettably, it’s just the latest in a long line of similar cases raised not just in English football but the top flight, specifically.

Although the Prem has recently reflected on its No Room For Racism campaign five years on from its most recent ‘action plan’, it’s clear that there is still a lot of work to be done.

It goes without saying that we’re sorry to hear that stuff like this is still happening, and we send our strength to all those who continue to be affected by this despicable treatment.

As ever, ‘the beautiful game’ is for everyone and racism has no place in society, let alone football – kick it out once and for all. In other news surrounding Man City, there’s also been some controversy surrounding their upcoming FA Youth Cup final.

Manchester City turn down Old Trafford offer for FA Youth Cup final in favour of Joie Stadium

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