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WSL rebrand is a shoddy attempt to Americanise our game and chase the Taylor Swift generation. Focus on the real problems in the women's game or there won't be a future left to play for, writes TARA ANSON-WALSH

TARA ANSON-WALSH: The concern is that the people at the top are being distracted from the genuine issues that could render any of their hopes for the future effectively redundant.

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