February 20 at 4:44 PM
Less than two months before its seventh season will begin, the National Women’s Soccer League on Wednesday lost a major investor and its national broadcast partner.
In a clear setback to the women’s game, the NWSL announced A&E Networks will return its estimated 25 percent equity in the league and no longer carry matches on the Lifetime channel. The contract was supposed to run through the 2019 season.
In a written statement, A&E executive David Granville-Smith said his company was “proud to support the amazing athletes of the NWSL and to have produced a first-class Game of the Week production that highlighted their amazing talents.