Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says women's football in England could become a closed league in the future and that the game shouldn't be "hamstrung" by promotion and relegation.
Hayes, 46, is open to the idea of a franchise system, that would in theory separate top-flight clubs from the rest of the football pyramid. The Chelsea boss has previously managed in America's NWSL with Chicago Red Stars for two years and believes there are benefits to the system that the women's game in this country should not discount.
Alongside former England player Karen Carney, Hayes is a contributor to an ongoing review into the future of women's football that was launched last year by the government. Her comments come at a time when the FA is considering allowing a new body to run the Women's Super League, the pinnacle of domestic women's football in England.
