‘It’s only going upwards’: Gabby Logan on the Lionesses and the rise of women’s football

For Gabby Logan the women’s game is about far more than ‘just kicking a football on a pitch’. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer

It wasn’t until Alessia Russo’s already legendary back heel third goal during England’s 4-0 semi-final defeat of Sweden on Tuesday that Gabby Logan dared to believe “we’ve got a final on our hands”.

The presenter, the BBC’s face of Euro 2022, told the Observer she believes Sunday’s final at Wembley could be a “hockey-stick moment” for the evolution of women’s football in England.