Record-breaking 365 million people watched Women's Euros last summer as Lionesses triumphed

The 2022 Women’s Euros was watched by a record-breaking 365 million people around the world, a report has revealed. A Wembley crowd of 87,192 — another record — was in attendance as second-half substitute Chloe Kelly poked home from close range in extra-time as England finally ended their 56-year wait for silverware with a 2-1 win.

Ad But before then, crowds had packed out stadia across England throughout July as the tournament proved a resounding success. FootballSkipper Williamson out of England squad with injuryAN HOUR AGO The report, produced by Ernst and Young and released by UEFA, stated that 574,875 was the total match attendance across the tournament, including 110,555 international spectators from 104 countries.

A sizeable 85 per cent of those spectators said they were likely to attend professional international and domestic women’s football events again. Leah Williamson withdraws from the England squad for USA and Czech Republic friendlies with injury Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona as free agent next summer — report And there was a 289 per cent rise in the value of television rights when comparing to the 2017 Euros, the previous edition of the tournament.

At grassroots level, there were more than 416,000 opportunities for women and girls to get involved in football. In August, it was reported that 17.4 million people watched the final of the competition on the BBC, as such becoming the most-watched women’s football game ever shown on UK TV.

Reacting to the report, Baroness Sue Campbell, director of women's football at The FA, said: «Our aim for this tournament was twofold: to deliver a record-breaking tournament and to leave a tangible legacy to grow the women's game. »We saw records tumble over the summer