‘Feeling loved’: how Wiegman turned Lionesses from also-rans to winners The England head coach’s laser focus, calm character and human touch have helped to elevate her team to greatness The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025
Baroness Sue Campbell confirms new high-profile sports post after leaving FA The former director of women’s football oversaw the Euro 2022 triumph The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
Sue Campbell: ‘After the Euros win I thought: how many girls have we lit a light in today?’ The former FA director of women’s football, who retired on Friday, tells Tom. Garry the women’s game is in great shape but there is more to be done The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
‘No room for complacency’ – FA wants girls to have equal access to football The FA aims to have schools providing 90% access at key stages two and three by 2028, plus plans to enhance education and female health support The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024
Women’s and girls’ football sees record growth in historic four year period for the game The success of the Lionesses has helped participation boom by 56 per cent in England over the last four years The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
Women’s football in England enters NewCo era amid promise and risk The Championship promotion race is tight and thrilling but amid reform comes a risk of financial divides widening between clubs The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024
WSL and Women’s Championship poised to break away from FA A new governance structure is planned ahead of the 2024-25 campaign The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
New sponsor to help 460 clubs in Women’s FA Cup market themselves with AI app Baroness Sue Campbell hopes it can help attendances grow at smaller clubs. The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
Women’s football sees ‘wild’ record transfer spending ahead of new WSL season Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA director of women’s football, has promised some future limits on spending The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Women’s football sees ‘wild’ record transfer spending ahead of new WSL season Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA director of women’s football, has promised some future limits on spending The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
Baroness Sue Campbell to retire as FA’s Director of Women’s Football Baroness Sue Campbell will retire from her role as Director of Women’s Football at the Football Association next year. Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023
WSL plan to become fully independent offers promise but comes with risks The attractive ambition to build first billion-pound women’s league in world raises questions over funding and a commitment to the football pyramid The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023
WSL can be first billion-pound women’s football league in the world, says chair Those in charge of the Women’s Super League plan on making it the first billion-pound women’s football league in the world The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023
Decades in the making: the Lionesses’ epic journey to the World Cup final Years of heartbreak, struggle and growth have put England in a position to win the game’s biggest prize The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023
Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023 Baroness Sue Campbell interview: ‘Women’s football to become bigger than men’s? It’s a legitimate question’ The Women’s World Cup caps 12 months of remarkable progress for the women’s game, with no end in sight
Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023 Baroness Sue Campbell lifts lid on historic WSL season and England's World Cup challenge Campbell was appointed the FA's Director of Women's Football in 2018 and says the Lionesses' EUROs win has "turbo-charged" the growth of the women's game
Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023 FA explore taking advantage of Premier League blackout with Saturday WSL plan WSL games in the future could be broadcast live on television - even if kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon - in a bid by the FA to expand the potential audience of the competition
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 FA exploring whether Saturday 3pm TV blackout could be lifted for women’s game The FA currently applies Article 48 of the UEFA statutes blocking live football being screened between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on Saturdays.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Sunak pledges to ‘build on legacy’ of Lionesses after schools commitment Announcement of measures making same sports available to boys and girls follows campaign by England women’s football team
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Government pledges equal access to school PE sports for boys and girls Plans follow an open letter written by England’s Lionesses after their Euro 2022 victory with primary schools to get more than £600m over next two years
Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022 Lionesses success sparks record-breaking year as growth of women's football laid bare The past year has seen Women's Super League attendances rise by more than 200% while interest in women’s football up 12% amongst girls aged five to sixteen in England
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Lionesses Euro 2022 win ‘turbo charged’ women’s game but ‘legacy’ needs more from government England won their first major tournament since the men in 1966 with their success at Euro 2022 this summer.
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022 England heroes hold talks with Liz Truss in campaign to improve schoolgirls’ access to football Arsenal and England players Leah Williamson and Lotte Wubben-Moy will meet the Secretary of State for Education in November as the Lionesses push for young girls to be able to follow in their footsteps.
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022 Women’s football seeks to build on Euro 2022 success The game faces considerable challenges.
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022 Ellen White retirement: Record England goalscorer and Euro 2022 winner retires from football White was the Lionesses’ record scorer with 52 goals in 113 international appearances