Ceferin says Women’s Euros will set benchmarks for all women’s sport
July 7 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has hailed the start of the Women’s Euros, delayed for a year because of Covid, as changing the face of the women’s game.
July 7 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has hailed the start of the Women’s Euros, delayed for a year because of Covid, as changing the face of the women’s game.
July 7 – England and Beth Mead kicked off their Euro 2022 party with a narrow 1-0 win against Austria in the tournament’s curtain-raiser in front of a record crowd for a Women’s Euro match of 68,871 fans at Old Trafford.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 5 – A year after the country’s men’s team suffered the heartache of losing in the Euros final, England’s Lionesses are aiming to go one better in the women’s tournament that gets under way on Wednesday.
July 4 – The Women’s European Championship starting on Wednesday will draw a record attendance with 500,000 tickets already snapped up before the first ball is kicked, breaking the previous record set in 2017 in The Netherlands where 240,000 fans attended matches and saw the hosts lift the trophy for the first time.
June 6 – German players will receive a record performance-related bonus €60,000 if they win the Women’s Euro 2022 following an agreement between the German FA (DFB) and the team’s representatives.
May 24 – The Women’s EURO 2022 to be hosted in England this summer is projected to generate £54 million in economic activity for the host cities, according to an impact report released by UEFA and the tournament organisers.
May 19 – The leading UK charity for girls and young women, Girlguiding, has agreed a one-year partnership with UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 have teamed up to challenge gender stereotypes and help more girls and young women get into football.
April 21 – Organisers of the Women’s EURO 2022 have unveiled plans for the national football roadshow that will tour the nine host venues in May and June before the tournament kicks off in Manchester on July 6.
April 20 – The final of this this summer’s Women’s European Championship being staged at Wembley has already sold out along with host nation England’s three group games.
March 29 – England is fast warming up for this summer’s women Euro. With UEFA releasing reporting record ticket sales already and releasing a further 350,00 tickets, the English domestic game registered a new milestone at the weekend.
March 28 – UEFA has opened up ticket sales for the Women’s Euro 2022 with 100 days to go before the kick off on July 6, making more than 350,000 tickets available on a first come, first served basis.
February 22 – Social media network LinkedIn has signed up for the Women’s EURO England 2022 as a national sponsor.
By Samindra Kunti
December 6 – The lawlessness around the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy at London’s Wembley Stadium could have cost lives, an independent FA review has found. The review recommends the government should consider a new category for football matches of national significance which would give police and organisers extra powers to make the match day safe.
November 17 – The first Women’s EURO 2022 ticket ballot window has closed with more than 200,000 applications, on top of the 162,000 tickets sold in pre-sale.
October 29 – Hosts England will meet Norway, Austria and Northern Ireland in the group stage of the Women’s Euro 2022 tournament, while holders the Netherlands were paired with Olympic silver medallists Sweden following Thursday’s draw.