Sophie Lawson Latest articles by Sophie Lawson From bans to professionalisation: How women's football in Europe has grown to peak popularity By Sophie Lawson Last updated 15 July 22 HISTORY Women's Euro 2022 has seen record-breaking attendances already – but how did European women's football get here? HISTORY Get the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES 1 "In football terms, he is a freak, and I mean that in the utmost respect – if he was in a book, you'd throw the book in the sea" Paul Merson on the Arsenal player stranger than fiction 2 HENRY WINTER: Everton is a footballing institution and community asset... the fact the owners nearly sold Harrison Armstrong shows a lack of understanding and arrogance 3 “I sat down with Frank Lampard and said his philosophy wouldn’t work to win anything: the way I’d play in your system won’t be good for you!” David Luiz on his frank discussion at Chelsea 4 Quickfire Quiz 191: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds? 5 “The 1966 World Cup was never really on my radar, it was quite a surprise when I received a letter from the FA in December ‘65 saying I was picked for a game in February” Sir Geoff Hurst on ‘cutting it fine’ for the tournament that defined his career
From bans to professionalisation: How women's football in Europe has grown to peak popularity By Sophie Lawson Last updated 15 July 22 HISTORY Women's Euro 2022 has seen record-breaking attendances already – but how did European women's football get here?
