WSL to expand to 14 teams from 2026/27 season in major mark of just how the league is continuing to grow. With more money coming in, WSL profits growing, and attendance and viewership growing, the WSL keeps taking steps forward – make sure you get yourself to a game next season to continue supporting the growth of the game.
Category: Football Business
Football Business looks at the business moves in English football, the latest changes to the WSL and Premier League, the entire English league system and could the future looks like for the English game.
History, culture and community being replaced for profit?

WSL revenues soar: Behind the stats | CRIB SHEET
WSL revenues soar in the 2023/24 season. The Women’s Super League is going from strength to strength as women’s football in England continues to grow and more money is coming in. Take a quick look at the stats, what’s driving the growth and where it goes from here.

Crib Sheet: What is the Club World Cup 2025 and why are ticket sales so poor?
FIFA’s new Club World Cup kicks off in June 2025 in the United States. Think: World Cup format, but for clubs. It’s set to feature 32 teams, run for a month, and boast $1.25 billion in funding — much of it linked to Saudi Arabia.

Transforming Women’s Football in England: Bridging the Class Divide for True Growth
Women’s football in England is a middle-class sport. For the game to grow, it has to change.

B teams in English women’s football lower leagues is a good idea
B teams joining English women’s football lower leagues a good idea but not a long-term solution I know it received a mixed reception but I…

Is women’s football heading in the right direction? Player and fan behavior questioned
Mapi Leon touching a player inappropriately, Sam Kerr’s messy court debacle, racism creeping into the women’s game and fan behaviour. What’s going wrong in women’s football?