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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Euro 2022 is here, and can be the living proof women’s football has arrived

The Uefa Women’s Euro trophy which 16 sides will battle for between July 6-31 in England.
The Uefa Women’s Euro trophy which 16 sides will battle for between July 6-31 in England. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

If a tree falls in the woods but no one is there to see or hear it, does it make a sound?

For so long women’s football has been that tree, struggling to be seen or heard. There was so little coverage and attendances were so low that you could be forgiven for wondering if matches had even taken place. Now, all eyes are on the tree. There are journalists camped in the woods, laptops at the ready, a crowd has gathered around it and specialists wait nearby. The world has woken up to the existence of the women’s game in recent years and is now hungry for more.

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