Soccer-WSL confident of becoming first billion pound women's soccer league

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Reading v Chelsea - Madejski Stadium, Reading, Britain - May 27, 2023 Chelsea's Magdalena Eriksson celebrates with the trophy and team mates after winning the Women's Super League Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - England's Women's Super League is confident of becoming the first billion pound ($1.24 billion) women's soccer league in the world within 10 years, the chair of the WSL's board said ahead of the new season that begins next month.

The top flight WSL and second-tier Women's Championship are both run by The Football Association but there is an ongoing process to make the leagues independent and run by the clubs, under the umbrella 'NewCo'.