A NEW era for women's football in Scotland starts today with the opening round of SWPL fixtures. The obvious target for the new league set-up is to build on the huge success of the Euros and provide a sustainable platform for professional football.
A launch day at Hampden on Thursday followed the announcement by the Scottish FA that they are taking over the running of the Scottish Cup. It's a move that was flagged up here a fortnight ago, and enables Scottish Women's Football to commit all their resources to growing the grassroots and performance pyramid beneath the top 20 teams.
