A new government pledge has ensured the Lionesses Euro-winning legacy following their open letter last summer.
It has been announced that every girl in England to be given equal access to football and school sport. This will increase female participation numbers across the country, a key point of the letter signed by the entire Lionesses team to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former PM Liz Truss.
Sarina Wiegman's side beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley last summer and only days later outlined their hopes for change moving forwards, publicly to the two Conservative party leadership candidates. In the powerful letter, the squad called for all girls to be able to play football at schools moving forwards and to have a different experience to they did growing up. The call to action then sparked dialogue between the players, The FA and Government, which has led to the announcement seven months later.
