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This is a list of England women's international footballers – association football players who have played for the England women's national football team. This table takes into account all official England matches. Legacy numbers were introduced in November 2022 to mark the 50th anniversary of an official England women's team. [1]
The England women's national football team is widely nicknamed the Lionesses. The moniker was developed in-house by The Football Association's digital marketing department as a way of increasing the visibility and reach of the women's team to a dedicated women's football audience and community, particularly on social media.
FIFA runs the Women's World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: AFC – AFC Women's Asian Cup; CAF – Women's Africa Cup of Nations; CONCACAF – CONCACAF W Championship; CONMEBOL – Copa América Femenina
The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
Normally, no team represents the whole of the United Kingdom in women's football, as separate teams represent England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [2] Women's football was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1996, but Great Britain did not enter the football events at this time. [3]
The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in extra time, securing the first major tournament title for any England team since 1966. Queen hails England’s Euro 2022 win as ‘inspiration for girls and women ...
It’s easy to understand why Gail Newsham can’t stop grinning as she prepares for England’s soccer team to play in the final of the Women’s World Cup. Newsham, 70, grew up at a time when ...
“The global attention that women’s soccer has received over the past 25 years, not only in the United States, but in Europe and South America, (means) there’s just more attention on it and ...