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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sports Staff

Barclays to sponsor Women's Super League in multi-million deal

It is the biggest investment in UK women's sport by a brand ( Getty Images )

Barclays will become the first title sponsor of the Women's Super League after agreeing a multi-million pound partnership with the Football Association.

The three-year deal, running from the start of the 2019/20 season until July 2022, will see the top tier of women's football renamed the Barclays FA Women's Super League.

It is the biggest investment in UK women's sport by a brand and includes the introduction of an annual £500,000 prize fund to be distributed based on final league position.

Kelly Simmons, the FA's director of women's professional game, said in a statement: "Their record, multi-million pound commitment will impact all levels of the game and will support our ambition to make the Barclays FA Women's Super League the world's most successful league, on and off the pitch."

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