The draw was livestreamed, however quite a few golf equipment have questioned the integrity of the method
Questions have been raised about how the Women’s League Cup quarter-final and semi-final draw was performed after the occasion was hosted by a social media character slightly than by means of the same old skilled channels.
One membership concerned within the draw has formally requested that WSL Soccer present the complete recording of Tuesday’s draw.
At current, there isn’t any publicly accessible footage on social platforms or on WSL Soccer’s YouTube web page.
The draw was streamed reside on TikTok and hosted by influencer GK Barry alongside Portsmouth midfielder Ella Rutherford.
In the course of the broadcast, GK Barry cracked a number of specific jokes, one in all which referenced Tottenham.
Experiences declare that WSL Soccer has since issued an apology to Tottenham, who are actually assessing how they want to reply.
There was additionally confusion through the draw when Barry mistakenly dropped one of many balls again into the pot earlier than drawing it out once more.
Some golf equipment really feel the try to make the occasion extra interesting to youthful audiences by means of TikTok and influencer involvement was not essentially a nasty thought, however consider the execution lacked the extent of professionalism anticipated for an official competitors draw.
At one level, whereas drawing Tottenham’s ball, Barry remarked, “What will we consider Tottenham?”, a line related to an anti-Spurs chant utilized by Arsenal supporters.
An adjudicator overseeing proceedings later insisted that the ball chosen after being dropped was the identical one drawn initially, and WSL Soccer said that the draw would have been restarted if a special quantity had been used.
WSL Soccer say that the draw can’t be rewatched as a result of the stream included reside ads and was unique to TikTok slightly than YouTube.
The quarter-final ties are scheduled for 19-21 December, with the semi-final fixtures to comply with on 21-22 January 2026.
This follows a separate incident a day earlier when the Girls’s FA Cup third-round draw on YouTube went reside with none audio because of technical faults.
Quarter-finals attract full
Liverpool v Chelsea
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
Manchester United v Tottenham
West Ham v Manchester Metropolis
Semi-finals attract full
Crystal Palace/Arsenal v Manchester United/Tottenham
West Ham/Manchester Metropolis v Liverpool/Chelsea
