WSL to expand to 14 teams from 2026-27 season June 16, 2025 The Women’s Super League will expand to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, it was announced on Monday. The top flight of English women’s football will grow in size after the coming season, with two teams promoted from the second division into the Women’s Super League and the third-place team facing the WSL’s bottom side [...]
WSL revenues will pass £100m in 2026, says Deloitte June 9, 2025 Total revenues of Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs grew by 34 per cent to £65m in the 2023-24 season and are tipped to hit £100m for the first time next year, says Deloitte. All income streams were up but the biggest increase was a 73 per cent uplift in matchday revenue to £12m, thanks to [...]
England set for share of £1.7m bonus pot if they win Euros May 28, 2025 England’s Lionesses will share a bonus pot of £1.7m if they defend their title at the European Championships this summer. Sarina Wiegman’s team will head to Switzerland as defending champions having won their first major title at Wembley in the last edition of the Euros. And the players are in for a hefty increase on [...]
Women’s Champions League: Arsenal could cash in on prize money May 24, 2025 On Saturday evening in Lisbon, Arsenal Women will be hoping to win their second Champions League title. Between the Gunners and the trophy stand three-time winners Barcelona, who thrashed WSL champions Chelsea 8-2 in the semi-finals. The Champions League has been lucrative for Arsenal Women, and winning the final could boost their finances even further. [...]
Women’s Champions League to be shown on Disney+ May 23, 2025 The Uefa Women’s Champions League will be broadcast on Disney+ from next season, with 75 matches shown on the streaming platform. The announcement comes ahead of the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday between Arsenal and Barcelona in Lisbon. This weekend’s final will be shared between Dazn and TNT Sports. The Walt Disney Company has [...]
Channel 4 and TNT Sports sign Adobe FA Cup broadcast deal May 16, 2025 More Adobe Women’s FA Cup matches than ever will be broadcast on television after the English FA agreed a first-ever stand-alone broadcast deal beginning next season. The three-year agreement will see Channel 4 and TNT Sports broadcast matches – between them – from every round of the tournament for the very first time. Involved parties [...]
Uefa Women’s Champions League prize money: How much can Arsenal get? April 19, 2025 The Uefa Women’s Champions League returns to London this afternoon as Arsenal take on Lyon in the first leg of their semi-final. The Gunners are the only English team to ever win the prestigious title and back when they won it – in 2007 – there was no prize money. That has changed, however, with [...]
Scrapping relegation can help WSL dodge trap set by men’s football March 13, 2025 The WSL’s new leadership deserves credit for seriously considering ditching relegation in pursuit of a firmer financial footing for women’s football, writes Ed Warner. Manchester City have sacked their head coach with hopes of Champions League qualification this season fading and only cup dreams to cling to. No, not Pep Guardiola, but Gareth Taylor, now [...]
Pubs and bars to go into extra time if Lionesses score at Women’s Euros February 24, 2025 Pubs are set to be allowed to stay open until 1am if the Lionesses reach the latter stages of the Women’s Euros this summer. The Home Office wants to push back closing time at pubs and bars by two hours if England make it to the semi-finals or final of Women’s Euro 2025. The Lionesses [...]
Spanish football chief Rubiales found guilty over Hermoso kiss February 20, 2025 Shamed former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been fined almost £9,000 after being found guilty of the sexual assault of player Jenni Hermoso. Rubiales is also banned from going within 200m of Hermoso or communicating with her for a year but was found not guilty of the additional crime of coercion. The case related [...]