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New broadcast deal for WSL

The Barclays FA WSL will be screened in the USA and new territories in Europe thanks to new broadcast deal

We're delighted to annnounce our partnership with Atalanta Media to enable Barclays FA Women’s Super League matches to be broadcasted on NBC Sports and streamed by DAZN, including live broadcasts in the the United States, Germany and Italy.
 
This weekend marks the start of the tenth FA Women’s Super League campaign and audiences in the USA will be able to watch a minimum of 50 matches featured during the upcoming campaign across the NBC Sports Network, app and NBCSports.com, which will potentally reach 85m homes.
 
The opening fixture this Saturday between Aston Villa and  Manchester City at  Villa Park will be shown live on the the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com at 9.30am EST.
 
And the start of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League season will also be streamed live on global sport streaming service, DAZN, in Germany and Italy. DAZN will stream 44 fixtures, live and on-demand throughout the season. 
 
Tom Gracey, our broadcast and media rights lead, said: “We are delighted to partner with Atalanta Media, NBC Sports and DAZN to showcase the Barclays FA Women's Super League to viewers across America, Italy and Germany. I must also thank Pitch International for helping to agree this deal.
 
“The Barclays FA Women’s Super League continues to grow and with players from all over the world recognising it as a place they want to be, we want fans from those countries to be able to see them throughout the season.
 
“The popularity of women’s football goes from strength to strength and this is an opportunity for a new audience to witness the skills, excitement and competitiveness that The Barclays FA Women’s Super League has to offer.”
 
Fixtures not shown through one of the new broadcast partners will be streamed live through The FA Player.

In addition to the broadcasts on NBC Sports and DAZN, we are also pleased to be able to bring the Barclays FA Women’s Super League to Canada, with Sportsnet signing a deal to show several fixtures live each week on SN NOW, with select games also airing on Sportsnet’s TV channels. 
 
With the agreement, Sportsnet will broadcast 50 matches over the course of the season, plus the semi-finals and final of the Women’s FA Cup. 

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