Women's Euro 2005 a ‘watershed’ for women's football in England and a new era for the game

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ID12895164
AutoresBarbara Bell (0000-0001-6436-2041, Manchester Metropolitan University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen39
Número4
Páginas445-461
Fecha de publicación2019-10-02
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSport in History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1746-0263 • E-ISSN: 1746-0271
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17460263.2019.1684985
OpenAlexW2988875384
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

The UEFA Women's Euro 2005 Championship hosted in England can be seen as a significant event in the development of football for women, being the largest female, international tournament held in the UK up to that date. However, despite record crowds and unprecedented media attention, an increase in participation by women after the event was neither significant, nor sustained in the hosting region or nationally. As identified in Parliamentary committee evidence, grass roots women's football has continued to struggle, despite strategies investing heavily development and the ‘Superleague' to drive increased engagement in the game after 2005. Success in international events in 2012, 2015, and 2017 by England national teams showed spikes in media interest, audiences and progression on the field of play. However, an examination of national participation statistics demonstrates the difficulties of evidencing sport participation event legacy. The event in 2005 clearly contributed to changing public perceptions, stimulating a new strategic focus on women by the Football Association and therefore began the new era for the game, particularly in England. This research may provide some insight for planning for Euro 2021 – when football ‘comes home’ once again

Championship · Crowds · Football · Political science · Public relations · Tournament · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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