In recent years, fans have seen Barclays join as a WSL title sponsor, while a new broadcast deal with Sky has elevated the production values and given deeper in-match insights with the sports broadcaster offering up the same treatment for the league that it affords men's competitions. With more eyes on women's football than ever before, brands and commercial partners have finally wised up to the investment opportunities of the women's game.

For example, Spurs were a part-time team playing in the second tier just four years ago, their switch to professionalisation only confirmed after earning promotion to the WSL.

It's only been in recent years that more money has begun to flow into the women's game, with several leagues across the world now running completely full-time set-ups. Levy's reported position is that a closed league would see more investment in the game, but those around the women's game know this is entirely counter-intuitive. What that will actually look like for the WSL and Women's Championship is unknown for now, with Karen Carney still conducting her review that will help shape the game once it leaves the FA's hands. Never intending to be a long-term gatekeeper for the Women's Super League, the plan is for the FA to relinquish responsibility for the top two tiers of women's football in England. Yet Levy, along with several other executives, are discussing their own ideas as to how the women's game ought to be structured. There are two working groups - one set up by the English FA, the other by the British Government - tasked with reviewing the WSL's structure and developing ambitious plans for the future.

Levy drew the ire of the women's football community in reportedly suggesting that the Women's Super League (WSL) should be a closed competition, and his comments couldn't come at a more frustrating time. Just as the Women's Super League (WSL) is figuring out how to decouple from the English FA and chart a new, independent future, Tottenham Hotspur owner Daniel Levy has reportedly floated his own idea in discussions with other owners: the WSL should become closed competition without promotion or relegation. Why WSL without promotion-relegation would be a step back for the sport You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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