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Exclusive: ESPN picks up rights to WSL in USA

US broadcaster signs new deal to broadcast WSL following initial agreement last season

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Sep 04, 2025
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ESPN, the US sports broadcaster, will show live WSL games across the 2025-26 season, The Cutback can reveal.

WSL games were listed in ESPN’s flagship streaming app on Thursday and sources confirmed to The Cutback that a new agreement had been reached. It is unclear whether it will be a repeat of the one-year broadcast deal that was s…

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