WSL takeover complete - here's what has changed

A caller independent institution owned by clubs which has taken complete nan apical 2 tiers of English women's shot tin elevate nan crippled to "unprecedented levels", says its main executive.

Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) now controls nan Women's Super League and Women's Championship, and says it will create a "new era" for nan sport.

WPLL – which was known arsenic NewCo earlier nan woody was done – will beryllium led by erstwhile Nike head Nikki Doucet, who said English women's shot has had “unprecedented growth", but tin spell further.

Doucet said: "We are fiercely committed to building connected this momentum by creating a thriving scenery which prioritises nan use and improvement of players, fosters and excites a vibrant instrumentality community, and nurtures nan sport's growth."

With nan alteration of ownership now complete, BBC Sport takes a look astatine what is different and what mightiness beryllium connected nan horizon.

Doucet now manages England's apical 2 leagues and chairs a assemblage which is owned by nan clubs competing successful each division.

There are besides different differences, including nan Premier League providing nan WPLL pinch funding.

Firstly, nan institution is improbable to beryllium called nan WPLL for agelong and a renaming will return spot successful nan adjacent future.

The Premier League has a spot connected nan caller board, but nan spot only lasts until nan £20m indebtedness has been repaid.

The WPLL is successful complaint of negotiating a caller broadcast deal. The existent authorities statement pinch BBC Sport and Sky Sports expires astatine nan extremity of nan 2024-25 season.

As it now has afloat control, nan WPLL tin besides make changes to nan building of nan league, put successful caller exertion and officiating, and instrumentality norm changes.

Dawn Airey, who has overseen nan 2 leagues wrong nan FA since 2019, is simply a personnel of nan caller committee of directors.

The FA and Premier League some person seats, while location are besides 3 non-executive directors:

There is besides a caller activity squad who study into Doucet.

That squad includes a main operating officer, interim main trading officer, main shot serviceman and main gross officer.