If fans ever needed a season to remind them that their year could be just around the corner, then 2024-25 was the one. It was a celebration for the underdog. A campaign in which clubs starved of success finally got their day.
Crystal Palace, Spurs, Newcastle, Arsenal Women, Bologna, Aberdeen and Stuttgart all have one thing in common – defying the odds to clinch long-awaited silverware. Regardless of who you support, it was pretty special to see the fans and people connected to all of these teams get their moment in the spotlight.
