Women’s Euros

4allweknow

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

Well if you don't, why add your tuppenceworth?
As for your cynical and dare I say apparently uninformed final sentence - what evidence do you have , as the women don't yet command the massive audiences of the men's sport and if they did, so what?

So one player had a broken tibia but still played and the goalkeeper was told she'd never be able to play football because she has an eye condition which makes depth perception difficult! Well, you proved them wrong, Hannah.

Hannah Hampton is a worthy successor to Mary Earps.

Well done, Lionesses!

4allweknow

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

You’ve obviously never been part of a team that wins something that you were not supposed to win
Your loss. You’ll never experience that euphoria and joy.

If the women’s rugby team were lionesses, there’d be males feeling entitled to be on the team.

I know. But it’s still Illogical. The British female rugby team should logically be the Lionesses, if the male team is the Lions, as they have been for many years. Let’s not argue the toss over it though, it’s just a little niggle for me.

Casdon

It make no sense though, does it GrannyGravy13.

The female football team is called the lionesses due to the lions logo on both male and female football shirts.

The female rugby squad is called the red roses as the red rose is the emblem of English rugby.

It make no sense though, does it GrannyGravy13.

They done well and that's from a Scot but what gets on everyone's nerves are the media...total overkill. Girls football has been on Scottish PE curriculum for approx 30 years! I know I taught PE and coached girls football. 3 of my girls played @international level and one is a pro footballer

Casdon

Well done ladies.
One small niggle, I do wish they would change their name though, because the British men’s rugby team is called the Lions - it makes no sense to me to have the English ladies football team called the Lionesses - something less confusing please.

The British ladies rugby team is called the Red Roses.

Well done ladies.
One small niggle, I do wish they would change their name though, because the British men’s rugby team is called the Lions - it makes no sense to me to have the English ladies football team called the Lionesses - something less confusing please.

Not for the first time, I am exasperated and embarrassed by the moronic comments of some of my fellow males. The Lionesses did the whole country proud, and in terms of skill, as opposed to brute strength, they were as good as the English men's team.

Sarnia- I agree with everyone you have said here. The Lionesses never give up when they are behind, they keep fighting.

4allweknow

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

Well, you don't like football, fair enough, but why comment? And your final statement was just plucked out of the air and quite meaningless.

congratulating themselves for doing their job
All I noticed was the emphasis on praising the team and staff as a whole. Perfectly normal.

4allweknow

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

That’s cheerful.

I say good luck to them all. They work hard, it’s physical, they get paid much less than the men, no fleets of rolls Royce’s and Bentleys or thick gold chains dangling from all angles. No names mentioned!

So well done ladies, you deserve all the congratulations.

4allweknow

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

I very much doubt that the women's salaries will ever match the men's.
I don't see anything wrong in them congratulating one another for playing well. It's a natural human reaction to be happy when something good has happened. Well, for most of us anyway.

Never watch football. I did a few years ago have a look at a women's match and thought "oh good, they are not running about looking for praise". Didn't last long, they are following the men's game of congratulating themselves for doing their job and will probably be on the same obscene salaries as the men very soon.

I’m not interested in football, men’s or women’s, but if people can’t be happy for them or can’t resist making stupid misogynistic comments it says a lot about them! 😡 We need all we can get to raise our spirits.

Well they have brought it home again, so a huge congrats ladies; in true England style they did it the hard way, shredding most of our nerves along the way - but its the final result that matters at the end of the day! Spain do not seem to have been very gracious in defeat.............

Iam64

Watching England play in big tournaments is always nail biting. I enjoyed this game, despite feeling after ten minutes that we’d be lucky to beat Spain. What a skilful team Spain is. Our women were fantastic. They upped their game, played like a team and never gave up. By the penalty shoot out I was so proud of them and watching the penalties made me even prouder. I liked the women talking of being proud to be English. I loved the lack of unnecessary drama (men take note)
What a great team. What a manager and her team.

Wasn’t Prince William great? So warm and genuinely proud, hugging players with such a happy response to their success.

Fabulous!!!

Allira

Well, DH thinks they're brilliant! A shining example to set to the male footballers, according to him.

But then, he's not middle-aged, hasn't got a beer gut and couldn't out-pace them 😁

Mine’s just the same. He used to referee women’s games (not at this level, obviously!) and has a lot of respect for the way they play.

Many of those youngsters in the team will still be young enough to play next time round.
So it could be a hat trick!

merlotgran

^Sad and such bad form.^

Were these comments made by men by any chance? 😂

Of course, it's sad isn't it when you can't be happy for others without sexism rearing it's ugly head.

Women's football is refreshing. No diving, no pretending you're injured, no arguing with the referee and no SPITTING!!!

sodapop

Well done the Lionesses, so good to watch.
I can't believe the comments on social media saying the Lionesses wouldn't have won if they had to play against men. Sad and such bad form.

Misogyny at its worst. Ignore the idiots. And yes, I'm Scottish - but I'm delighted for them. They put up some fight, so the win was very well deserved. My friend's daughter actually plays for the England ladies' blind football team (Scotland don't have one) and they often meet the Lionesses as they share a training ground - she says they are all lovely girls.