The Lionesses - England Football Team

[rjfp1962]

After the wonderful win at Wembley against Germany last Sunday (2-1), I'm keen to follow the Lionesses and seeing where they go now.
I believe they have a friendly against the USA arranged, subject to England qualifying for the World Cup tournament 2023.
The tournament itself takes place in Australia and New Zealand between July 20th and August 20th.

Here is some more about the players who competed in Euro 2022...

https://www.goodto.com/entertainment/who-are-the-l...

[rjfp1962]

Lionesses book their place at the 2023 Women's World Cup with one game to spare, after defeating Austria 0-2 in their first match since winning Euro 2022.
They play their last qualifier against Luxembourg on Tuesday in Stoke...

[rjfp1962]

Friendly against World Champions the USA about to begin on ITV.

[italianjob1275]

Looks like that stung!

[rjfp1962]

Good game this... The American Smith up front is so fast, and lethal too...
2-1 England, but a long way to go..

[S600BSB]

Sold out Wembley in 24hrs apparently.

[Abbott]

Why do they insist on passing back to the goalkeeper from attacking positions.
It cost them a goal tonight and it is not good for my blood pressure.

[rjfp1962]

Well done you Lionesses.... Close.. but got it done 2-1

[Dingu]

Good win and an entertaining game.

[Wadeski]

With a 90,000 crowd (reported, i wasn't there) can we put to bed the idea womens football is a woke obligation nobody wants to watch?

Not that anyone should be forced to, but its surely no longer intellectually honest to say “no one likes it” outside of solipsism.

[Gecko1978]

Not a football fan but have always liked international games an watched this last night it was equally as entertaining

[Blackpuddin]

Abbott said:

Why do they insist on passing back to the goalkeeper from attacking positions.
It cost them a goal tonight and it is not good for my blood pressure.

You've got to give credit to the US girls for their high pressing game which they kept up right to the end, they must be bloody fit.

[cuprabob]

I'm neither English nor a woman but I did enjoy last night's game.

[pocketspring]

cuprabob said:

I'm neither English nor a woman but I did enjoy last night's game.

Same here. They certainly have drive and passion and don't seem so snowflakey unlike the mens games.

O/T but good result on the rugby front as well.

[Murph7355]

Wadeski said:

With a 90,000 crowd (reported, i wasn't there) can we put to bed the idea womens football is a woke obligation nobody wants to watch?

Not that anyone should be forced to, but its surely no longer intellectually honest to say “no one likes it” outside of solipsism.

I think it's often a decent watch, and my two boys prefer watching it to the men's game...

But I think it's still a bit too soon to tell.

Let's see how it goes after the next big tournament. Then the real test will be how club football viewing figures go - they typically rise after big tournaments, but in the past have dropped away.

The double-edged sword of all this, if attendances and viewing figures hold up/increase, is that money will start to flood the game. Which will bring all the downsides - lopsided competition, gamesmanship etc.

[rjfp1962]

Another friendly tonight against the Czech Republic, is just about to get under way on ITV...

[pocketspring]

rjfp1962 said:

Another friendly tonight against the Czech Republic, is just about to get under way on ITV...

Really enjoying these games. Is it me getting old or did the ref look very young?!

[Driver101]

An incident from the WSL last weekend.

https://twitter.com/ThisIsMcCann/status/1581296859...

A surprising lack of news coverage considering the scale and violence of the incident.

[jazzybees]

Driver101 said:

An incident from the WSL last weekend.

https://twitter.com/ThisIsMcCann/status/1581296859...

A surprising lack of news coverage considering the scale and violence of the incident.

Mmm. In that situation, what is the thing to do. After a player fouls you, holds onto you, rough handles you, then pushes you. Obviously it’s not to defend yourself. You will only get sent off.
So I guess. She should have just fell on the ground.
Seen it happen so many times. Haha we all have.

[rjfp1962]

England 1 Brazil 0. 25 minutes in at Wembley (ITV1)