English Women's Super League sign landmark broadcasting deal with Sky Sports

The Women’s Super League have signed a landmark deal with Sky Sports that will see the English top tier’s games broadcast live for the next three years.

35 games per season will be shown live from September 2021 as the broadcaster takes over from BT Sport, who have shown a limited number of games until this year.

Senior international captain Katie McCabe and striker Rianna Jarrett are among the Irish stars in the Super League, which also boasts some of the world’s top players.

Australian striker Sam Kerr lines out for defending champions Chelsea, while the likes of World Cup winners Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis represent Manchester City.

"We are delighted to add the Barclays FA Women's Super League to our expanding football portfolio,” said Sky Sports managing director Rob Webster.

“Our goal is to bring our customers more of what they love, and we are certain the WSL will be a success with our football-hungry viewers.

"We look forward to working with The FA and building a close partnership that helps grow the women's game now and for future generations.

“With the addition of the Barclays FA Women's Super League, Sky Sports truly is the home of football."

Kathryn Swarbrick, FA Director of Commercial and Marketing, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to have secured this game-changing partnership that will ensure the Barclays FA Women's Super League becomes more visible than ever before.”

"This is a multi-million-pound commitment from Sky that is going to help push the women's game on even further and support our ambition of having the best professional women's sports league in the world.

"Sky's vision for women's football is very much aligned with our own, and that was made clear during the tender process where they outlined some very exciting plans for showcasing the Barclays Women's Super League. We are really looking forward to working with them."