Inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup could be ‘catastrophic’ for WSL

Megan Feringa and Charlotte Harpur Wed, January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC·5 min read WSL Football fears the timing of FIFA’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be “catastrophic” for its competition and claims it was not consulted over the final dates by the world governing body. FIFA approved the inaugural women’s tournament at its Congress on December 16, with the competition set for January 5-30, 2028 – which would fall in the middle of the 2027-28 Women’s Super League season.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement WSL Football, the independent body that oversees the top two tiers of the English women’s game, has raised concerns over the addition of a new global competition in an already...