A very subjective look into AWFC

I was thinking about doing some sort of countdown and being all clever and keeping people in suspense and then I was overcome with anxiety to get the right moments in a proper order and almost had a heart attack, so I’m just gonna go with the first thing that popped into my mind… and it’s not an AWFC moment.

When I look back, the thing that pops out to me the most was the magnitude of the World Cup. I truly believe this was a before/after moment in the women’s sport. The viewers, attendance, quality, drama, results, etc etc etc.

Seeing our Steph Catley and Katie McCabe captain their respective nations was one of the most impactful moments I have ever experienced as a football fan, and I’m 41 now and have been following this sport my entire life.

The amount of pride, admiration and respect for them is simply impossible to express and of course the same goes for Louise Quinn, Foord and anyone adjacent to Arsenal. I definitely cried.

I just was overwhelmed by the thoughts and emotions of what that moment must have meant for them and the reality is that it’s absolutely impossible forma to even come close to understanding 1/100th of what they were experiencing.

Don’t get me wrong, of course seeing Beth assist Alessia for THAT goal against Aston Villa in person was absolutely epic and there were lots of other things that were important to ME, but when I think of the most important moments for the players I just think of this image.

Look at their smiles!!!

ps: if you thought I wasn’t going to mention DVD playing unreal football vs the USWNT you don’t know me. She was magnificent as usual.