Where will women’s football in England be in a decade’s time? Women’s football in England is at a crossroads. The tournament provides the FA and WSL Football with a shared focal point, an opportunity to explode the women’s game domestically. Speaking after the submission by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland of the joint bid to host the 2035 World Cup, the FA’s director of women’s football, Sue Day, said: “There will never be a women’s football strategy here that doesn’t have participation at its absolute heart. This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2025 12:49 UTC