Six women's clubs receive 680,000 pounds in support grants from UK govt

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Birmingham City v Everton - St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent, Britain - March 11, 2021 General view of the painted nails of Everton's Poppy Pattinson as she takes a throw in Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Six women's soccer clubs in England will receive 680,000 pounds ($943,432) in support grants from the British government's winter survival package, amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Sports Ministry said.

Women's Super League clubs Birmingham City Women and Bristol City Women along with second-tier Championship clubs Blackburn Rovers Ladies, Lewes Women, London Bees and London City Lionesses will receive the funding.