Ian Wright calls on Premier League to invest in WSL and capitalise on England's Euro 2022 success

Ian Wright has called upon the Premier League to invest in the Women's Super League (WSL) to capitalise on England's Euro 2022 triumph. Substitute Chloe Kelly's winner in the second half of extra-time secured the Lionesses' a 2-1 win over Germany in front of a record crowd of 87,192 at Wembley Stadium. Ad/> It is England's first European Championship triumph, and Wright believes that changes must be made to the top tier of domestic women's club football if the result is to be built upon and «blast the women's game».

FootballMan City smash Brighton 7-1 in WSL as snow postpones Chelsea, Arsenal games24/01/2021 AT 16:56 «It's absolutely about what happens now and grassroots,» Wright said on the BBC. «What we want to do is continue to produce the quality that we've seen [in the final]. /> »It's up to the FA, I think the FA should take over grassroots and get rid of all those barriers to get more people into the grounds.

«For me, someone like the Premier League take over, commercialising the WSL. We need to get more money into the women's game in order to get more quality teams and start to really blast the women's game.» Since an inaugural season in 2011, the WSL has grown substantially, and the league last year signed a significant three-year broadcasting deal with Sky and the BBC. Average attendances across the league reportedly stand at just short of 2,000, with a stated ambition of reaching an average crowd of 6,000 by 2024.

Wright has spoken regularly about the difficulties he has found trying to access tickets for Arsenal games, and believes that the league's strategy requires a rethink to encourage supporters to attend. «What we want to see is we want people to be able to go to the WSL games,» Wright explained. «We