Will Red Roses have their Lionesses moment?

Recently, I heard girls playing on local football fields as I was walking my dog near one of them. That was undoubtedly the case when I first moved here 12 years ago.

That change has occurred in a relatively short amount of time. These young girls stand alongside numerous incredible women who fought for the right to play football.

Since 2007, I’ve been working for the BBC, which has had a significant influence on the development of women’s sport.

I thought the summer would change everything for the better in 2019.

The BBC broadcast a lot of women’s sports, including the Fifa Women’s World Cup. Up until Euro 2022, an unprecedented number of people watched England v. USA in the semi-final, which was a record at the time. That was a sizable audience, and it seemed like there was a significant change in how people perceived the tournament’s stars.

When I arrived at Wembley to present the Euro final between England and Germany, I realized just how significant it would be if the Lionesses could win a significant tournament.

That may seem absurd, but that is always the goal. However, it had never occurred and the Lionesses had been anticipating something significant because they had covered both men’s and women’s tournaments for a long time.

Depending on whether England had prevailed or not, I opened my laptop and began yelling out some words that I hoped to deliver at the program’s conclusion. I would simply shut the laptop and never see those words again if they hadn’t.

I was fortunate to have Chloe Kelly say, “Is this a game-changing moment?” Well, the stadiums’ record crowds and television viewers have been fantastic, fantastic. However, we require you to really advance the sport. Even if you only attend one or two WSL [Women’s Super League] games this season, if you’ve enjoyed it, come along to one or more.

Football has been brought home by The Lionesses. The rest of us must now ensure that it stays there. You believe it to be complete? It has only just begun.

The importance of women’s sport has always been apparent to the BBC. Not just because it’s important for young girls to have access to sport, but also because it’s crucial for girls to play it.

And we’re advancing the agenda a little bit this summer.

The Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Rugby World Cup, and the World Athletics Championships will be broadcast live from the Women’s Euros, which will feature Wales for the first time at a women’s major tournament alongside defending champions England and defending champions England. For the first time in more than 50 years, women will play alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred, and Queen’s.

I’m hoping that the women’s rugby world cup will be crucial for the sport.

It’s fantastic to play at home tournament because you can create stars because the Red Roses are the team everyone wants to catch.

You only need to observe how passionately they are about their performances and how they interact with their fans, and I think it will be fascinating to watch how the nation embraces them.

Evidently, the goal is to see crowded stadiums where fans can watch the games.

They are aware that this is their big moment because they have witnessed what happened at the Lionesses.