A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
''A truly important book.'' MEGAN RAPINOE
''Hardhitting and clear sighted.'' THE TIMES
''Impassioned . . . joyous.'' SPECTATOR
DISCOVER THE STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR THE LIONESSES
This is the astonishing history of women-s football: from the game-s first appearance in England in the late nineteenth century to the incredible teams that at their height drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, through to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when restrictions were lifted. Following the game-s meteoric rise in recent years, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might - and should - be.
''A thoroughly entertaining and enlightening read.''
CLARE BALDING
''A fantastic book on how the game has developed and what its future could hold.''
