• Multimillion-pound deal the ‘biggest for women’s sport in UK’
• All three major competitions in England now sponsored
The Football Association has unveiled Barclays as the first sponsor of the newly professional Women’s Super League in what has been described as a groundbreaking multimillion-pound deal. The Guardian understands it is worth more than £10m over the next three seasons.
According to the analytics firm Nielsen, the sponsorship is a record for women’s sport in the UK. First the first time there will be prize money in WSL, with £500,000 divided according to league position each season.
Written by Suzanne Wrack
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/20/barclays-womens-super-league-sponsor-record-deal-uk-fa under the title “Barclays unveiled as Women’s Super League sponsor in groundbreaking deal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
