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WSL clubs to hold vote over scrapping relegation

The plan would halt relegation from the women’s top flight as part of a wider expansion of the game

The Independent UK

Women’s Super League clubs will hold vote on radical plan to scrap relegation

The proposal aims to provide stability as the top flight and Championship expand from 12 to 16 teams up to 2030

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Super League to consider scrapping relegation in major revamp

There is also a proposal for more teams in the new-look top flight, while the Championship is set to be rebranded as WSL2 for the start of next season

The Guardian - UK

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Football set for alcohol in stands trial at four clubs in 2025

Four Women’s Championship clubs are set to allow spectators to drink in their seats as part of the trial

The Independent UK

The WSL’s new TV deal is a great step forward but so much work remains

A £65m domestic deal is a positive start for the WPLL but what will it mean for fans and is it maybe for a year or two too long?

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Super League secures record TV deal with Sky and BBC

Almost every match will be live on TV under the new £65m deal announced by Sky Sports and the BBC

The Independent UK

WSL agrees record £65m domestic five-year TV deal with Sky Sports and BBC

Sky Sports and the BBC have agreed a new five-year broadcast rights deal to show almost every single WSL match live on TV from the 2025-26 campaign

The Guardian - UK

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Can you drink at football stadiums? Plans for new trial to bring booze back for certain games

Drinking in the stands was made illegal by the Conservative government in 1985

Evening Standard

Liverpool Feds’ plight a warning of trouble in women’s football pyramid

Game may be in rude health at the top level, but cases of Solihull Moors and Liverpool Feds offer a stark contrast

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal’s Eidevall fumes at ‘amateurish’ WPLL over Chelsea fixture mess

The Arsenal manager also hit out at the ‘lack of clarity and transparency’ days after the Chelsea match was postponed due to Champions League scheduling

The Guardian - UK

Anger as Chelsea’s sold-out WSL match against Manchester United is postponed

Fans have reacted angrily to the Women’s Super League match between Chelsea and Manchester United being postponed at just a week’s notice

The Guardian - UK

Calendar chaos for Chelsea as Women’s Champions League fixtures announced

Chelsea and Manchester United’s Women’s Super League match next Sunday may have to be hastily rearranged with just a week’s notice

The Guardian - UK

WSL and Women’s Championship secure record £30m commercial deal

The WSL and Women’s Championship have agreed a three-year title-sponsorship agreement with Barclays which has also extended its deal with the Football Association

The Guardian - UK

Barclays agrees historic ‘multi-year’ deal to boost WSL and English women’s football

It is understood the renewed deal is in the region of £45million across three years starting from 2025

The Independent UK

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Why a ban on autographs also reflects the changing face of the WSL

The Women’s Super League enters a new era as Chelsea host Aston Villa to kick off the season

The Guardian - UK

Big ambitions and huge change underline this WSL season but how will it fare?

With Women’s Professional Leagues Limited taking ownership from the FA, we need to be open-minded about the progress of the WSL

The Independent UK

Talking points for new WSL season: Emma Hayes' Chelsea successor and new era in women’s game

Sonia Bompastor is in the dugout for the Blues while Mary Earps has left Man Utd

The Independent UK

Chelsea begin their quest for sixth straight WSL title at dawn of new era

The 2024-25 campaign is the first since the WSL and Championship moved out from under the umbrella of the Football Association.

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The Guardian - UK

WSL frustrated in attempts to broadcast games during 3pm Saturday blackout

The Women’s Super League has been thwarted in attempts to broadcast games at 3pm on Saturday, despite recommendations in the Karen Carney-led review

The Guardian - UK

Nikki Doucet on WSL: ‘We want the world’s most distinctive women’s club competition’

In an exclusive interview with Tom Garry, the most powerful person in English women’s football discusses the future of the game and how to bring in revenue

The Independent UK

New WSL owners target success of ‘unprecedented levels’ in women’s football after separation from FA

Nikki Doucet is the new leader of the organisation which will run the Women’s Super League and Championship

The Guardian - UK

All-female leadership team takes control of WSL and Women’s Championship

Ownership of top two tiers of women’s football passed to independent company temporarily named Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd

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