Millions watched the 2015 Women’s World Cup as the England Lionesses roared in Canada, winning bronze. Their fighting spirit and fabulous skill captured the fascination of the entire country as their campaign unfolded in the small hours of the 2015 summer mornings.
On the back of this success, attendances in the FA Women’s Super League increased, as interest in women’s football accelerated. Top stars talked enthusiastically about the dawn of a new era for women’s football. Carrie Dunn spent a year following some of the most famous – and not so famous – female footballers in the country, to see what the future holds for women’s football.
Can the smaller, lower-profile teams ever compete with the big bucks and big names of the Women’s Super League? How are grassroots clubs going to rise to the top when elite divisions of women’s football depend on the award of licences? Can the women win a World Cup before the men do? And if they do, what reward and recognition will they get? The Roar of the Lionesses tells the tale of an increasingly popular, yet still woefully underrepresented sport.
In The Roar of the Lionesses – released yesterday – you will discover:
- What it’s really like playing in the WSL – and for England
- What goes on behind the scenes
- How part-timers and amateurs balance football with real life
- How female footballers cope with serious injury
- What it takes to run a football club – from grassroots to the top flight
- The financial challenges facing clubs all through the footballing pyramid
- What the trailblazers for women’s football think about the current state of the game
- The problems the game’s governing bodies have yet to tackle
- What lies in the future
“A fantastic and unique insight into the world of women’s football in England.”
– Jacqui Oatley, BBC sports presenter and journalist.
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THE ROAR OF THE LIONESSES
Women’s Football in England
By Carrie Dunn
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd (1 August 2016)
ISBN-10: 1785311514 ISBN-13: 978-1785311512 RRP: £9.99
