Ava Vidal’s article really resonated with me as I recovered from the stress of Sunday night (England has finally found a way to banish all the ‘years of hurt’. It’s called women’s football and the Lionesses, 28 July). From the first defeat against France to the final penalties against Spain, England were one match from returning home. Against Sweden, they were about 10 minutes from doing that, and against Italy just over a minute. In the final, they were forced into a rearguard action for pretty much the whole game.
If the men’s team had done that, every single player would be called a legend the length and breadth of the country – quite rightly. As it is the women’s team, misogynists are queueing up online to say it is a worthless achievement, as they hate to see female successes.
