Former Lioness Bassett backing England to take Women's EURO 2022 by storm
Leah Williamson's Lionesses can harness the already ‘indescribable' growth of women's football to catapult the sport to an even higher level at this summer's home EUROs, believes former England ace Laura Bassett — who was speaking at an event in Bury to celebrate the start of the tournament and the £50m of National Lottery investment into women's football over the last decade. Captain Williamson's hosts kick off the hotly-anticipated tournament against Austria at a sold-out Old Trafford this evening bidding to build on their memorable run to the World Cup semi-finals in 2019.


