Sellouts common in San Diego and as Euro Cup shows, women's game continues to draw larger audiences around the globe
and in England where the recent UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 opener drew 68,000 fans, counts as refreshing in a soccer and sports world that can overheat on ego of fans and participants.
In England, where more than 68,000 fans gathered at Old Trafford, home to the famed Manchester United men’s club, an unpretentious flavor prevailed for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 kickoff July 6.newspaper in London. The Guardian’s Jonathan Liew reached back decades for historical context. “Certainly for those who have been following the thread of women’s football for a while, it was easy to lose oneself in the symbolism and import, even to feel a little dazed at the sheer pace of progress,” he wrote. “It’s 28 years since Sir Alex Ferguson wrote to a female physiotherapist rejecting her request for a work placement on the basis that ‘most of the players felt that football was very much a male sport.
This isn’t to affix perpetual halos above the whole sport — NWSL was plagued last year by allegations of abuse by several former coaches — or Wave players, or imply the games are sisterly exhibitions. The drive to win can border on ruthless. In their victorious season opener, the Wave’s penchant for fouling would’ve earned cheers from the notorious “Bad Boy” Detroit Pistons.
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