The Lionesses enjoyed a wave of fresh supporters at this summer’s World Cup,but how has women’s football fared five months on? When did everything change for women’s football in England? You might say it was when the national team reached the last four of the World Cup in Canada, or played heroically in a semi-final defeat to Japan. Or you might say it was when Fara Williams’ nerveless extra-time penalty against Germany secured the third-place finish that the team’s performances deserved.
By another way of thinking, or though,the genuine changes materialised when they got domestic. When fans waited at Heathrow to greet them; when average attendances at the following Women’s Super League (WSL) fixtures more than doubled; when Lucy Bronze was nominated for Sports Personality of the Year. The game looks different now.
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Source: theguardian.com