CBS Sports and the English Football Association agreed to a multiyear deal for CBS Sports to become the exclusive English-language rights holder of the FA WSL in the United States.
Women’s soccer fans will be able to watch 57 WSL games across the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. A select number of matches will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. Paramount+ will stream most of them.
"The Barclays FA Women's Super League features some of the most recognizable soccer brands in the world and is an excellent addition to CBS Sports' premium soccer portfolio," said Dan Weinberg, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports. "We look forward to bringing the exciting action of the BFAWSL to fans across Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network. With our wide array of soccer properties and robust year-round match coverage, we are a must-have for soccer fans."
The FA WSL was created in 2011 as an eight-team, semi-professional league, which turned professional in 2018. The league now fields 12 teams and features stars from around the world.
The WSL is the home of some of the world’s best players, including Arsenal’s Tobin Heath, who won the Women’s World Cup with the USWNT in 2018, her Arsenal teammate Vivianne Miedema, who helped the Netherlands to the 2018 World Cup Final, and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr, who led Chelsea to its fourth FA WSL title last season.
"We are delighted to be partnering with CBS Sports for the next two seasons and are looking forward to the coverage they beam to households across the United States," said James Ralley, The Football Association's Head of Broadcast and Media Rights. "Their delivery of soccer, whether men's or women's, is of the highest quality, and their reputation within the industry is one that is growing rapidly. We look forward to working with them over the next few years."
The FA WSL now joins the National Women’s Soccer League, the USA’s top-flight soccer league, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the most prestigious international club tournament in Europe, in CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming platform.
