Soccer is England’s national sport and the hunger for the men to win a significant trophy is ever palpable. And yet, it’s the women who are getting the results.
Oh but how times do change. On Sunday, the nation will release a collective roar for the Lionesses, who are one victory away from World Cup glory. Bookies have them virtually even with Spain’s La Roja heading into the final.
At a soccer field in Brixton, south London, Samerah Preddie, 17, was pounding the ball deep into the net. She said that seeing the Lionesses take center stage “means the fear of judgment is no longer there.” over 600 young people after the Lionesses won last year’s Euros, and found that the majority couldn’t name a single Lioness player.Interest and attendance at women’s games has shot up since the women won the European title. The average attendance for England’s Women’s Super League, England’s top league for women, was 6,961 for the season up to January 2023, a 267 percent year-on-year increase — but still far behind the Premier League’s average of 40,000.
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