Premier League offers women football £1m to help start 2020-21 season

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The Premier League has offered English women's football £1m to help enable the 2020-21 season to start, chief executive Richard Masters has told MPs.


That investment would help cover coronavirus testing costs at the top end of the game.

Masters also told the Department of Culture, Media and Sport select committee he would like the Premier League to take over the running of the Women's Super League.

But he said "now isn't the right time".

The 2019-20 Women's Super League and Championship seasons, halted in March, were ended formally on 25 May because of the coronavirus pandemic, with Chelsea declared WSL champions on a points-per-game basis.
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