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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Sport
Manasi Pathak

Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain

England's WSL hopes to become the first billion-pound ($1.24bn) women's football league in the world within 10 years [Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters]

The Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship’s decision to break free from the English Football Association and run independently from the next season will give the women’s game a newfound autonomy and play a vital role in shaping its future, experts say, although many pitfalls and uncertainties remain.

Last week, clubs from the top two tiers of women’s football in England announced they had unanimously agreed to form a new organisation (NewCo) to lead the women’s professional game from the 2024/25 season.

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