Football: British Sports Minister calls for English women’s professional Premier League

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On Saturday, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe urged the Football Association to introduce a professional women’s Premier League in England “as quickly as possible”.

This proactive stance from the Government may be in response to the England women’s team reaching the final of the European Championships in Helsinki. England lost thie final 6-2 to Germany in the Olympic Stadium, last Thursday.

It was England’s best performance at the Championships for a quarter of a century and Gerry Sutcliffe is keen to capitalise on the team’s success. Telling insidethegames.biz he said, “I think the women did tremendously well for the first time in 25 years to get to the final, particularly after losing the first game [to Italy] in the group stage.

“It sends out a strong message about the success of women’s football and that’s why I want to see a women’s Premier League in the UK as quickly as possible.”

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With the likes of Kelly Smith, Alex Scott, Alex Carney and Eniola Aluko migrating over the Atlantic to ply their trade in the United States for Women’s Professional Soccer , it seems Britain are keen to promote the women’s league - enabling the players to focus on home games.

Currently Kelly Smith and Alex Scott play for the Boston Breakers; Alex Carney for the Chicago Red Stars; and Enjola Aluko for the St. Louis Athletics.

Sutcliffe continued, “Girls football is the fastest growing and these girls need to have role models.

“The England team are providing role models, but it’s unfortunate that our top players have to play in America rather than being able to play in an elite league in England.”

On home turf the national league system in England women’s football is the FA Women’s Premier League, which is split into two levels: at the top level is the FA Women’s Premier League National Division, with relegation to two equal leagues below this: the FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division and the FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division.

Elinor Davies, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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