![]() ![]() But, crucially, it is now about maintaining that coverage because, as we have seen in the past, there is a drop-off in terms of attendance and coverage after major tournaments. That 9.3 million viewers watched the England v Sweden semi-final is just ridiculous. I have followed the women’s game for 10 years and it is massively different from where it was. Louise Taylor is north-east football correspondent for the Guardian Sophie Downey: We should just market the hell out of it We must hope headteachers all over the country are energised by the Euros and cease to pay mere lip service to sporting equality for girls. Right now, far too much potential female talent is being left overlooked and untapped. If we are to produce the best possible England teams of the future – not to mention have a healthier and happier female population – that needs to change. Just 40% of schools offer identical footballing opportunities to girls during evenings, weekends and holidays. Louise Taylor: Make the next school year a watershed for the girls’ gameĪt present, only 44% of secondary schools offer girls and boys equal access to football within the school day. Listen to the Monday morning reaction edition here. ![]() Success breeds support, which transfers on to the domestic game and then further down the pyramid to participation.įaye Carruthers is host of the Guardian’s Women’s Football Weekly podcast. The Lionesses have secured a swathe of new fans because of what they have achieved this summer. With the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year, the time difference means that for fans over here, it is not going to get the same amount of traction as this home tournament has done. ![]() It is important for people to see the country is keen to host, to maintain momentum. But because of the success of the Euros, it is going to be a hotly contested bidding process. There is already a joint bid between Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands for the 2027 World Cup. Suzanne Wrack is women’s football correspondent for the Guardian and the Observer and the author of A Woman’s Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Footballįaye Carruthers: England should bid to host the next World Cup There is a danger that they build the castle without the foundations. That is because they want to get the big clubs onboard to accelerate growth – but this tide is not going to raise all the boats, which is what you need. At the moment, it feels as though we are on a journey towards the Premier League Mark II. To make the league more competitive, there is a case to be made that the clubs should be committing money into a central pot that is then distributed, rather than investing in their own sides. But they were on the end of a few heavy defeats. Everything was set up for them to succeed. Look at Leicester: they have the backing of a big Premier League side and when they were promoted into the WSL, they invested heavily, have a really good young coach, new training facilities and are playing in the main stadium. You also have a real gulf between the WSL and the rest. ![]()
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