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WSL still grappling with how to fit League Cup into football ecosystem

Competition has complicated format and lack of identity, but does offer opportunity for WSL2 teams to play more

The Guardian - UK

‘It has exceeded my expectations’: Aoife Mannion is already loving her time at Newcastle

Newcastle centre-back tells Tom Garry that standards in the WSL2 are rising and that the women’s game is unrecognisable from when she started at Birmingham 12 years ago

The Guardian - UK

From Birmingham to Sunderland, which teams are set for WSL2 title tilt?

England’s rebranded second tier gets under way on Friday and our club-by-club guide features some of clubs’ new signings and more familiar faces

The Guardian - UK

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WSL and WSL2 to introduce minimum salaries from this season

The new regulations are part of a raft of reforms to further professionalise elite level women’s football

The Independent UK

Revealed: WSL and WSL2 players to get minimum salaries from this season

Minimum salaries will stop second-tier players needing part-time jobs on the side, Holly Murdoch, the chief operating officer of WSL Football, has told the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Nike to provide free boots to players after extending WSL sponsorship deal

Nike has extended its WSL sponsorship deal, with the company to provide free boots to players in the top two divisions who do not have contracts with other manufacturers

The Guardian - UK

‘We have the quality’: Saki Kumagai says London City Lionesses are ready for the big time

The decorated Japan international on why the newly promoted side are already targeting a top-four finish in the Women’s Super League

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Chelsea handed Man City test to open WSL title defence as next season’s fixtures revealed

Chelsea open at home while Arsenal host newly-promoted London City Lionesses in the first round of fixtures

The Independent UK

Seven WSL clubs to trial allowing alcohol in stands

This follows a successful trial last year across 19 fixtures involving four second-tier WSL2 clubs and 51,000 supporters

The Independent UK

Euro 2025: women’s football has exploded – here’s how it can grow even more

Aside from victory and sporting glory, the players in the women’s Euro 2025 football tournament are playing for more money than ever before. The prize fund of €41 million (£35 million), to be shared among the 16 participating sides, is more than double what it was last time around.

The Conversation

How WSL’s expansion to 14 teams will reshape the women’s football pyramid

The WSL has settled on a 14-team top division with a unique playoff system and a vision for sustainable growth

The Guardian - UK

Clubs approve 14-team Women’s Super League and professional second tier

Women’s Super League will expand from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, subject to Football Association approval

The Guardian - UK

'Pathetic, embarrassing, disrespectful' fans outraged at new English league rebrand

Fan outrage has been sparked by the rebrand of the top two flights of English women's football

FourFourTwo

WSL announces rebrand as England’s second tier gets new name

The WSL, which was topped by Chelsea this year, has been rebranded

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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

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