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Women’s Super League to review TV slots in summer after concern over viewing figures

  • Average 59,000 Sky viewers for last Saturday’s noon game

  • Review planned with main rights holders, Sky and BBC

The Women’s Super League will review its broadcast slots at the end of the season amid disappointment at some viewing figures during the first half of the campaign.

An average audience of 59,000 watched live Sky Sports coverage of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Liverpool last Saturday lunchtime, even fewer than the 71,000 people who watched Arsenal v Chelsea on Sky in the same noon kick-off slot last month, leading to criticism from fans about the scheduling of such flagship games.

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Β© Photograph: Immy Thompson-Bland/IPS Photo Agency/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Immy Thompson-Bland/IPS Photo Agency/Shutterstock

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England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands

  • Initial Kansas plan for US training base thrown into doubt

  • FA exploring alternative options on the east coast

The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US this week to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns that England may lose their preferred site to the Netherlands.

Thomas Tuchel had cleared an FA plan for England to be based in Kansas after a pre-tournament training camp in Fort Lauderdale, but after last week’s draw there are concerns that the Netherlands will be allocated their chosen facility at Sporting Kansas City, a high-performance centre used by US Soccer.

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Β© Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

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