The Premier League will not be taking over the Women's Super League in the near future, a decision taken after a year-long review by the men's top flight.

The WSL is currently run by the Football Association, who set it up in 2011 and made it the first professional women's league in Europe in 2018. But the FA has made it known it would not be averse to the idea of an external entity taking the reins.

The Premier League expressed an interest over a year ago, which seems a natural option with nine of the 12 sides in the WSL affiliated to clubs in the men's top division. After carrying out a review though, the Premier League has delayed plans, breaking the news to clubs earlier this month.

Though the FA confirmed to Telegraph Sport that it remains in conversation with the Premier League on looking at the long-term feasibility of running the WSL, there is no time-frame confirmed.

This season has been one of growth for the WSL off the back of last summer's World Cup, with matches hosted at Premier League stadiums boasting record-breaking numbers, including 31,213 attending the north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ahead of that, Barclays was unveiled as the first ever title sponsor of the league last March to the tune of £10 million over three years, the largest ever in women's sport in the UK.