Football: women’s soccer has made progress both on and off the field over the past year, with England’s victory at Euro 2022 serving as the impetus for an increase in national interest. historic Euros and attendance recordsPlayers in the Women’s Super League and Championship would be covered for maternity leave and long-term illness if changes were agreed upon at the beginning of the year by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association. This was done in response to the fact that male and female players had different contractual rights.In the meantime, the US Women’s National Team players agreed to a $24 million settlement, including bonuses to match the men’s terms, to end their six-year legal battle over equal pay. Moreover, US Soccer consented to set up an asset with $2 million for players’ post-soccer professions and beneficent endeavors to become the ladies’ down.
More history was made in March when 91,553 people attended Barcelona’s 5-2 victory over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp to advance to the Champions League semifinals, breaking the previous attendance record for a women’s match. In accordance with the Equal Pay for Team USA Act, all athletes representing MoreIn the summer, England’s women won the country’s first major football tournament since 1966. Their victory brought the nation together thanks to the genius of an Alessia Russo movie, Beth Mead’s prolific scoring, and Chloe Kelly’s iconic Brandi Chastain-like celebration after scoring the winning goal in extra time to defeat Germany in the final.A stunning 574,875 tickets were sold, and the opposition pulled in a record-breaking worldwide crowd of in excess of 365 million individuals. The final set a record for a men’s or women’s Euros final with an attendance of 87,000 at Wembley Stadium.
England’s Keira Walsh signed with Barcelona from Manchester City following the Euros for a record-breaking minimum of £350,000, which is more than Chelsea paid for Wolfsburg’s Pernille Harder in 2020 for £250,000. Walsh achieved this by reuniting with her fellow national team member following the well-publicized switch from City to Barcelona earlier this year.Since then, WSL attendance has increased from 3,000 in August 2020 to over 6,000 on average, indicating that domestic support for England’s Euros campaign is growing. At the Emirates Stadium, 47,367 people witnessed Arsenal Women’s 4-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. 30.196 people attended Manchester United Women’s match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford in December, breaking their team record. In addition, the October international match between the Lionesses and the United States quickly sold out.As part of a £230 million package that began in March with £25 million put toward over 170 facilities, the government will build or improve up to 8,000 grassroots and multi-sport pitches in the UK by 2025. Women’s football continues to be the most played team sport for females in England at the grassroots level.
Undisputed bosses, rising stars, and extra history in boxingLadies’ enclosing arrived at new levels 2022 as champions conflicted, rising stars arose, stages expanded in size and quality, open doors expanded, and interest duplicated while creating a portion of the game’s most sought after storylines to lay the foundation for additional progression over the next year.Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano, a nine-time seven-division champion, in an exciting fight in April, making it the first women’s boxing match to headline a card at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden.On the undercard of the resentment match between Amir Khan and Kell Brook, Natasha Jonas defeated Chris Namus to win the WBO title in February. This brought an end to her lengthy quest for a world title. Since then, the 38-year-old has won the WBC title in a homecoming fight in Liverpool by unanimous decision over Patricia Berghult. She then won by unanimous decision over Marie-Eve Dicaire to become unified champion and enter the fight for Fighter of the Year.
Ramla Ali won the first Saudi Arabian professional women’s fight in August, defeating Crystal Garcia Nova on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.Lauren Cost, a Tokyo gold medalist, and Caroline Dubois, a former Youth Olympic champion, both made excellent beginnings to their respective careers and graced the professional scene with their sparkling beginner records.Both made more history when they appeared on the UK’s initially communicated all-female card at a sold-out O2 in October, which similarly saw Alycia Baumgardner beat Mikaela Mayer to become bound together champion after a charming improvement between the American rivals.
The hotly anticipated undisputed standoff between Claressa Safeguards and Savannah Marshall was the headliner of a memorable evening. A decade after she lost her only career fight to the Silent Assassin as an amateur, the American prevailed with a classy performance.British boxer Chantelle Cameron joined the elite in November. She won the super-lightweight title by unanimous decision over Jessica McCaskill, improving her record to 17-0.
