The UK government has announced a new £30million fund to deliver approximately 30 new state-of-the-art 3G pitches at sites supporting women’s and girls’ teams across England.
The move follows the England women’s team’s call for equal access to football in schools for boys and girls following their European Championship success last summer.
Sarina Wiegman’s side went on to reach the final of the World Cup earlier this year with women and girls across the country now set to benefit from a substantial cash injection to help “turbocharge the development opportunities for the next generation” of potential players.
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer made the announcement in person to the Lionesses following a training session at St George’s Park on Tuesday.
She said: “The Lionesses display incredible talent and have achieved highly prized success. Their Euros victory gripped the nation, their success getting through to the World Cup final lifted the national mood.
“During the World Cup I said that we would do everything possible to support women and girls’ football so we can watch our Lionesses roar on the world stage for generations to come. Today, along with The FA I am launching a £30million fund to make sure the next generation of girls have equal opportunities to…
