Posts Tagged ‘Women’s Football’

Spread thin: Women’s football must ride the wave and look beyond WSL to grow

A sold-out Maiden Castle hosts Durham and Sunderland in the FA Women’s Championship earlier this season. Alamy

Interest has soared after England’s Euro 2022 win but, with only 12 teams in the top division, huge chunks of the country have no access to elite matches

Ode to Joy: England’s Lionesses shunned the rules to spread jubilation and hope

England players and staff celebrate on the Wembley pitch as fans hold up flags and banners, photo taken from the stands looking towards the pitch

Joy erupts around Wembley as supporters, players and support staff enjoy England’s victory over Germany. Getty Images

For 160 years women have been denied the opportunities afforded to men, but now the fightback is on