Scrap Saturday 3pm blackout for women’s football, MPs urge government

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MPs have urged the UK government to intervene and remove the Saturday 3pm blackout for women’s football in order to inspire the next generation of Lionesses.

The Culture, Media and Sport select committee says ministers should demand English football chiefs exempt the Women’s Super League from the ban on matches being broadcast live in the https://www.cityam.com/scrap-saturday-3pm-blackout-for-womens-football-mps-urge-government/">[...]

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