A very subjective look into AWFC

One of the recurring themes in my conversations with people about women’s football has to be the growth of the game, especially in the last 5 years. I’m pretty sure that this is something you’ve spoken about before more times than you can count, and also I would bet money that you think about it all the time.

I’ve only been watching women’s football since 2019 and the growth I have seen is beyond exponential, in every imaginable way. I can’t even imagine what it’s like to see it from the perspective all of the former players, coaches, journalists, club personnel, etc who have all helped shape what we know today. Women’s football people who have been there against all odds.

Even though this is factual, and that the growth has been clear and has been in a steady trajectory upwards, we cannot lose sight of the past and confuse the rapid recent growth with overnight success.

I certainly am guilty of not making this point from time to time and me bringing this whole topic up is not a way for me to imply that I DO remember that key distinction I’m talking about. If nothing else, I’m using this post to remind myself of how I need to meditate on this idea and to devise a way through which I can pay my respects to those who got us here.

What seems like quick, overnight success to the outsider it’s never actually like that to the insider, is it? I’ve lived it in my life with music and have seen it happen to friends and also to pop artists. Also, calling this recent growth quick is not accurate either.

It’s not about the current players or England winning the euros… I mean that is a part of history that cannot be separated from reality, and another thing that cannot be separated from this reality is the fact that every ball that was ever kicked by a woman got us here.

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