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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

Record crowds, star players, prime-time coverage: Women’s Euro 2022 expects to win big

England’s Lucy Bronze, left, during the friendly match with Belgium on 16 June.
England’s Lucy Bronze, left, during the friendly match with Belgium on 16 June. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images

The first ball is still to be kicked, but already records have begun tumbling as England prepares to host the Women’s Euro 2022, which begins on Wednesday.

The curtain raiser, between Austria and England at Old Trafford, takes place against a backdrop of soaring ticket sales, with Uefa revealing on Friday that a record 500,000 have already been snapped up for the 26-day tournament.

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