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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Matt Hughes

Nike to provide free boots to players after extending WSL sponsorship deal

A close-up of the official WSL ball with a player wearing Nike boots
Approximately 250 players from the WSL and WSL2 have signed up to receive boots from Nike. Photograph: Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

Nike has extended its Women’s Super League sponsorship deal in an innovative partnership, with the company to provide free boots to all players in the top two divisions who do not have endorsement contracts with other manufacturers.

Sources with knowledge of the deal told the Guardian that approximately 250 players from the WSL and WSL2 have signed up to receive boots from Nike as part of the partnership, with many of them having been forced previously to buy their own match‑day and training footwear as their clubs were not supplying them.

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