From FA ban to double Euros winners - Lionesses reach 500 games
Summary
England's women's national football team, known as the Lionesses, will play their 500th official match on Saturday against Iceland. This milestone shows how much the women's game in England has grown since it was banned by the Football Association in 1921 and then officially restarted in 1972.Key Facts
- The Lionesses will reach 500 matches in their game against Iceland in Reykjavik.
- The match is important for qualifying for the next year's World Cup in Brazil.
- Women's football in England was banned by the Football Association in 1921 for being "unsuitable for females."
- The ban lasted until 1971, after which official women's football restarted.
- England's first official women's international match was in 1972, winning 3-2 against Scotland.
- England competed in their first major European final in 1984 but lost to Sweden in a penalty shootout.
- Women played at Wembley Stadium for the first time in 1989 in a match against Sweden.
- The Football Association took control of women's football in England in 1993, helping to professionalize the sport.
- Hope Powell became England's first full-time women's coach in 1998.
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