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13/04/2011
Women’s Super League Launched
The Women's Super League (WSL) has been launched today in a bid to professionalise women’s football and attract more women and fans to the game.
The launch comes as new research from The FA showed that a further 180,000 women aged 16 to 34 are considering taking up football in the next year.
England Women’s Manager Hope Powell said it was an exciting move and would give her players the chance to play some games before the World Cup in Germany in June.
Teams representing Arsenal, Birmingham, Bristol, Chelsea, Doncaster, Everton, Liverpool and Lincoln will play each other twice over 14 match rounds, kicking off with Chelsea Ladies against Arsenal Ladies today.
Eight teams from across the country will play in the newly created WSL this summer.
(BMcN)
The launch comes as new research from The FA showed that a further 180,000 women aged 16 to 34 are considering taking up football in the next year.
England Women’s Manager Hope Powell said it was an exciting move and would give her players the chance to play some games before the World Cup in Germany in June.
Teams representing Arsenal, Birmingham, Bristol, Chelsea, Doncaster, Everton, Liverpool and Lincoln will play each other twice over 14 match rounds, kicking off with Chelsea Ladies against Arsenal Ladies today.
Eight teams from across the country will play in the newly created WSL this summer.
(BMcN)
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