Women’s football: What main issues should the UK government’s review consider?

The UK government has announced it will launch an in-depth review of domestic women’s football later this year.

According to sports minister Nigel Huddleston, the aim of the review is to help close this gap with the men’s game and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport says it will look at developing women’s football at both elite and grassroots level.  

The women’s game has gone from strength to strength of late and there is much to look forward to in the near future –– starting with the European Championships in England this summer. 

But nonetheless, there remains an abundance of questions concerning women’s football that are in desperate need of consideration.

Should the recent rise in attendances prompt more women’s matches to be played at larger venues? How will tournament prize money be distributed so as to ensure more parity in conjunction with the equivalent men’s competitions? And how should those in power set about fixing a discriminatory culture, that fails to provide equal opportunities for girls seeking to get involved with football? 

GiveMeSport Women assesses these three topics in further detail and determines how appropriate action could have welcome consequences for the women’s game. 

Barcelona have proven unequivocally that there is a huge demand for women’s football. 

Indeed, the Spanish side have smashed the all-time women’s football attendance record twice within the last month at the famous Camp Nou. First, for El Clasico, where 91,553 fans watched Barcelona thrash Real Madrid 5-2 –– and then last week, which saw 91,648 witness another mesmerising display against Wolfsburg in the Champions League semi-finals. 

These are not isolated occasions, either. Elsewhere, PSG Women marked their