Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland: are we actively progressing?

Women's soccer East be catapult In wider exposure, bigger requests, And upper levels of investment In A once predominantly male industry. With THE back-end success of THE Women's euros In 2022 And THE wake up of THE Women's World Cup In 2023, he was certainly Never predicted has backpedaling Or shy far Since It is constantly progressing State. But with recent discussions And Cancel the decisions Since THE Swiss Federal Advice has cut funding For What East expected has be A electrifying And widely competitive Women's European Championship following summer, he begs A question of apparent regression.

In THE summer of 2022, England captain, Horrible Williamson, defended THE Lionesses has their First of all major tournament trophy, And THE First of all Since THE England Men's team survey THE World Cup trophy on THE even House ground 56 years Before. THE tournament broken THE save For THE total presence figure together by THE previous tournament detained In THE The Netherlands In 2017, more that double THE statistical has 574 875 people. In combination with 365 million people worldwide setting In has watch THE tournament In It is entirety. THE euros Final himself together A new save For THE The highest crowd presence For A final In A UEFA tournament, Men's Or Women's, of 87,192 people.

THE Women's World Cup THE following summer, co-organized by New Zeeland And Australia, transcended their own domestic outlook on Women's soccer. THE opening game of THE tournament of Australia v THE Republic of Ireland together A new save House presence of 75,784 people. THE Lionesses do history When they reached their First time World Cup Final, despite Ultimately fall short And losing 1-0 has THE glorious, dotted with young people Spanish team.

For decades, THE USWNT paving stone THE path For Women's soccer And proven female athletes could excel time And time Again on A world scene, if given THE opportunity. But NOW, soccer In Europe East leading by example And paint A different kind of opportunity For young girls And boys.

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On April 4, 2023, Swiss was selected has host THE 2025 euros through eight different stadiums And cities. THE offer do by THE Swiss Federal Government initially promised has invest 19.8m Swiss Franc (£17.4 million) but later cut This radically down has only 3.9m Swiss Franc (£3.5 million). Aston Villa And Swiss Before Alisha Lehmann calls This cut In funding A "disaster" And has widely has been critical by others.

THE last major tournament has be hosted In Swiss was THE Men's 2008 euros, co-organized with Austria. They were assigned A staggering number of 82m Swiss Franc (£72 million) In terms of investment, meaning THE Women's ...