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A summer season would free women’s football from constraints of men’s game

Breaking from European traditions would bring opportunity to build a holistic calendar that benefits growth of the game

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Super League to keep relegation after talks over controversial pause

Teams will continue to be relegated from the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship beyond 2026, the Guardian can reveal

The Guardian - UK

Women’s League Cup could be scrapped in revamp of English game

The League Cup is at risk of being scrapped as part of the planned revamp of the women’s professional game

The Guardian - UK

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'Scrapping relegation is not something that I can back because you’re taking away one of the core elements of the game': Ian Wright unhappy with proposed rule change

Ian Wright has commented on the proposed idea of pausing relegation in the top-flight

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WSL’s new £65m TV contract must be renegotiated if relegation is suspended

The Women’s Super League’s £65m TV contract with Sky Sports and the BBC will have to be renegotiated if it removes relegation from the top flight

The Guardian - UK

FA reveals stance as Women’s Super League clubs consider scrapping relegation

The FA retains a ‘golden share’ and would not support any proposals around a ‘closed’ top-flight

The Independent UK

WSL chief: relegation may be suspended, but never scrapped

Nikki Doucet, chief executive of the Women’s Super League and Championship, said promotion and relegation would never be scrapped

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Women’s football needs more jeopardy – ending WSL relegation could deter fans

WPLL needs to invest and expand but sealing off the top tier risks encouraging mediocrity and too many meaningless matches

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Looming relegation vote begs question: do WSL clubs now have too much power?

Amid a controversial proposal to suspend relegation in the WSL, decision-makers risk putting self-interest above all else

The Guardian - UK

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

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?

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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 Guardian - 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

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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

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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

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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 Independent 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

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

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