Womens Soccer League on ESPN
February 1, 2011 · 0 Comments
The FA has announced that ESPN are to broadcast exclusive coverage of The FA WSL, the new women’s semi-professional league, as it kicks off for the first time this April.
The new deal sees the broadcaster feature five live games from the league’s inaugural season, with on location coverage fronted by ESPN presenter Kelly Cates.
The league launches during the week commencing 11 April, and features two local derby matches, with Chelsea taking on Arsenal and Liverpool facing Everton.
The WSL is a new addition to the football calendar, and will take place over the summer months, showcasing the most talented female players in the country. The league will feature eight teams (listed below) and each will play each other twice over 14 match rounds.
Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice President & Channel Manager of ESPN Europe, Middle East & Africa said : “We’re delighted to be able to bring fans coverage of this new and exciting league. Women’s football is increasingly popular, and the addition of The FA WSL underlines our commitment to football in the UK across all leagues and levels, and further strengthens our line up of high quality live sports programming.”
ESPN will also produce a weekly Tuesday evening highlights show that will keep fans up-to-date with all the latest action. Details of ESPN’s first live game will announced shortly.
The eight FA WSL teams
Arsenal Ladies FC
Birmingham City Ladies FC
Bristol Academy Women’s FC
Chelsea Ladies FC
Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies FC
Everton Ladies FC
Lincoln Ladies FC
Liverpool Ladies FC
Tags: ESPN, FA WSL, Kelly Cates
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