WSL’s new £65m TV contract must be renegotiated if relegation is suspended
- Sky/BBC deal runs for five years from next season
- No relegation would mean meaningless ties on TV
The Women’s Super League’s £65m TV contract with Sky Sports and the BBC will have to be renegotiated if it removes relegation from the top flight.
As revealed last month by the Guardian, the clubs are considering radical proposals to pause relegation from the 2026-27 season as part of a plan to expand the WSL and Championship to 16 teams each, with a vote expected at the end of the season.
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