- £8m-a-season deal believed to be biggest in women’s football
- Kelly Simmons hails ‘a landmark moment for the women’s game’
The FA has announced it has signed a “landmark” multimillion pound deal with Sky Sports and the BBC for the broadcast rights to the Women’s Super League. The agreement, which will run for three years from the 2021-22 season, is believed to be worth around £8m a season and to be the biggest broadcast deal of any professional women’s football league in the world.
Some of the money will be used for central investments, which will include support for and development of refereeing, while the rest will be split among clubs with the WSL receiving 75% and the Championship a 25% share. Some of the money will be merit-based.
