A Maidenhead United women’s first team player has expressed her pride after the Lionesses reached the final of the Women’s World Cup. This is the first time England’s women have reached the final and the first time since 1966 that an England team has reached this stage. But following their semi-final win, Maidenhead United Women’s first team striker Simone O’Brien believes the Lionesses’ success will continue to ‘push women’s football and sport in the direction it deserves’. But she believes reaching the World Cup final will ‘continue to push women’s football and sport in the direction it deserves to be’ and to receive the support that it should have had ‘a long time ago’. “With the growth of the sport this needs to be changed and hopefully it will show the world that women’s sport needs the backing across the world, not just in England.

Source: Express August 18, 2023 09:34 UTC