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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

Two in three teenage girls unable to name a Lionesses player, report finds

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The Lionesses’ historic Euro 2022 victory has had “little effect” on teenage girls’ engagement and participation with women’s football, particularly in inner-city areas, according to a new report.

With 100 days to go until the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the impact of England’s victory at the European Championships last summer and efforts to improve the diversity of the team have been called into question following new research from the organisation Football Beyond Borders.

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