Women's Euros 2022
The UEFA Women's Euros 2022 takes place between 6th - 31st July in ten stadiums across nine cities in England. With the Lionesses and Northern Ireland as two of the competing teams, it's set to be an exciting month of football. England and Northern Ireland have been drawn together in Group A alongside Norway and Austria.
To find out more about the 16 teams competing, visit www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams
Tickets
More than 400,000 tickets have already been sold but if you would like to watch a match live, tickets can hopefully still be bought following this link https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/ticketing/ Prices start at £10 for adults and £5 for under 16's.
If you can't attend in person, don't worry, as all matches will be televised on BBC1, BBC2 and the BBC website.
Roadshows and Fan Paries
In the build up to the competition there have been roadshows across the country in the host cities. There's one left, this month, in London at Potter's Field on 2nd July, 10 am - 4 pm. www.uefa.com/womenseuro/ticketing/event-guides
In July, there are Fan Parties and Fan Zones in each host city, London, Milton Keynes, Brighton and Hove, Manchester, Rotherham, Sheffield, Southampton, Trafford, Wigan and Leigh. Free to enter for all ages there will be football activities, match day screenings and lots of fun on offer as well as food and drinks stalls. Each city is holding their Fan Zones on different days and at different times, so visit https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/event-guide/manchester/fan-festival/ for all the information you will need to get into the football fun.
Girlguiding and the Euros
Girlguiding has teamed up with the Women's Euros to encourage more women and girls to get involved in football. The partnership is for one year, to help tackle football stereotypes and to reinforce inclusivity. With some incredible statistics that need to be addressed, this is an exciting opportunity for change to take place.
Did you know that 71% of children think that women footballers should be paid the same as the men? This is such an important difference between the men's and women's game as well as media coverage, advertising and publicity. 69% of girls would like women's football to be more celebrated in the media and this competition is a great chance to make that happen.
Girlguiding have even created a new badge for the partnership.
Chris Bryant, Tournament Director for UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, has said: “This summer’s UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 promises to be the biggest women’s sporting event in European history.
“It will inspire long-term, sustainable positive change in women’s and girls’ football and we are delighted we have been able to team up with Girlguiding UK to support that change.
“Football is for all. We want to ensure whether it’s playing or watching, girls have the confidence to get involved and the opportunity to do so. We can’t wait to see Girlguiding members across England cheering on the teams at UEFA Women’s EURO 2022.”
Thank you to the FA for the information in this article.
