Nottingham Forest have become the first Premier League club to launch an elite-level netball team as part of 'major plans to develop a multi-sport model'.
Nottingham Forest Netball will play in a revamped Netball Super League (NSL) from 2025, with owner Evangelos Marinakis looking to add other sports like he has at Olympiacos, whose vast portfolio includes basketball, volleyball and handball teams.
The newly-formed netball club will play at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham and train at the University of Nottingham.
Forest said in a statement: 'Evangelos Marinakis has always shown a strong commitment to developing a more diverse and inclusive sporting portfolio, which he has successfully implemented at Nottingham Forest's sister club, Olympiacos.