Big Clubs Join Wsl Trial Allowing Alcohol In Stands

Many of nan biggest clubs successful nan Women's Super League person joined a proceedings that will let supporters to portion intoxicant successful nan stands during nan 2025-26 season.

Last season's apical 4 - champions Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United - are among nan 7 WSL clubs who person joined nan trial.

It follows an first proceedings past word astatine 4 clubs successful nan 2nd tier - rebranded arsenic WSL2 this play - that offered fans nan opportunity to devour intoxicant while watching nan match.

League usability WSL Football said nan proceedings was a success, pinch 66% of nan 51,000 spectators that took portion supporting nan idea.

Holly Murdoch, nan main operating serviceman for WSL Football, said nan description was "part of our strategy to connection a best-in-class experience".

WSL Football said location were nary reported information incidents from past season's proceedings and that lucifer officials noted 'no alteration to instrumentality behaviour' during nan trial.

While depletion of intoxicant wrong position of nan transportation is allowed successful nan women's master game, it is banned successful men's master shot successful nan UK.

"We support that process and there's nary logic specified investigation couldn't beryllium extended crossed nan men's crippled too," Football Supporters' Association chair Tom Greatrex said.

"Of people not each protagonist wants a pint successful nan stands - but we don't judge those who do should beryllium criminalised either."

WSL teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, London City Lionesses, Manchester City, Manchester United

WSL2 teams: Birmingham City, Bristol City, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Sunderland, Southampton