{"id":297916,"date":"2023-11-29T20:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297916"},"modified":"2023-11-29T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:24:12","slug":"lucy-bronze-welcomes-30m-pledge-to-boost-womens-and-girls-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/lucy-bronze-welcomes-30m-pledge-to-boost-womens-and-girls-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Bronze welcomes\u00a0\u00a330m pledge to boost womens and girls&apos; football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England star Lucy Bronze welcomes \u00a330m pledge to boost women&#8217;s and girls&#8217; football teams with 30 state-of-the-art 3G pitches and new female-only facilities<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Initiative set up to drive up participation and support the demand to play<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s\u00a0Euros-winning squad had urged the government to build on legacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why it&#8217;s NEVER OK to cheer in the press box (even if England win the World Cup!) &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Lionesses have secured another victory with the Government and the Football Association pledging to invest \u00a330million into developing opportunities for women and girls in football.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s triumph at Euro 2022 and their participation in this summer\u2019s World Cup final will be recognised with the Government committing to building 30 new state-of-the-art 3G pitches and accompanying facilities which will prioritise women&#8217;s and girls\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Government is providing \u00a325 million of the funding, with the FA contributing a further \u00a35 million.<\/p>\n<p>The pitches and facilities will be delivered by the Government, the Premier League, and The Football Foundation. Reserved peak-time slots, women and girls only evenings and priority booking for women\u2019s and girls\u2019 teams will be introduced at every one of these sites to drive up participation and support the demand to play, whatever the motivation.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities will also provide dedicated female changing rooms, shower facilities and accessible toilets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/19\/78382939-12806003-England_defender_Lucy_Bronze_says_funding_will_give_more_opportu-m-35_1701284564073.jpg\" height=\"503\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England defender Lucy Bronze says funding will give more opportunities to women and girls<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It&#8217;s nice to know that people believe in us just as much as we believe in ourselves,\u2019 England defender Lucy Bronze said of the funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fact that the government wants to invest so much money because they see the difference that we&#8217;ve made not just as a team on the pitch, but what a difference it made to women all around the country, and now to be able to give more women and girls that access to live out a dream that we live out in whatever shape or form that looks like.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year the Government pledged to offer girls equal access to football and school sport following an open letter from the Euros-winning squad.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-players who took part in last summer\u2019s tournament wrote to former prime ministerial contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss the day after the Wembley final, urging them to build on the legacy created by their victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fact that we&#8217;ve been so successful as a team has given us a voice and a platform,\u2019 Bronze continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve always said that having that platform we want to use it for good and to send out a message and that&#8217;s exactly what we did after the Euros, we&#8217;ve continued to do that. We know the power that we now hold as a team and as individuals and yeah, the fact that people are listening is amazing that we can make this difference is amazing. We want to continue that and we do care about the legacy that we leave and the game that we all love so much.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Lionesses did so well in the Euros and obviously in the World Cup, and they\u2019ve left a massive legacy and what this fund is, is building on that legacy,\u2019 Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s the Lionesses Future\u2019s Fund, it\u2019s 30 million pounds for 30 pitches which is going to give priority access to girls to enable them to build that pipeline of talent and also give them access to facilities so they can enjoy the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Women\u2019s football is at a critical stage internationally, and I want to make sure that we, the government, support it to the next stage. Both, at the highest level but also at grassroots level, so that we see that pipeline of talent. That\u2019s what this Lionesses Future\u2019s Fund is all about.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Football Foundation, the UK\u2019s largest sports charity, will ensure the pitches are placed in areas of the country where the need is greatest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/17\/78384049-12806003-image-a-20_1701279317057.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s Euros-winning squad had urged the government to build on their legacy<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a big pipeline of projects all over England and we\u2019re assessing them right now to pick the best 30 which will give the highest level of priority access for women and girls,\u2019 CEO Robert Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A key question when we\u2019re talking to those clubs, schools and community groups: \u201cWhat is your usage plan, show us whether the girls are going to get the usage, show us why they\u2019re going to get the first choice of the playing slots, not the last choice\u201d, which is what often happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If we\u2019re satisfied that they\u2019ll deliver those great outcomes for women and girls, they\u2019ll be the ones who\u2019ll receive this funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When we\u2019re choosing where to put facilities, we absolutely look at who are the underrepresented groups that will benefit from this. We won\u2019t agree our funding until we\u2019ve seen a community usage plan that demonstrates that all those groups have been targeted, that the slots are available to them and they\u2019re encouraged to get the most access and the most value from the facility.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12806003\/England-star-Lucy-Bronze-welcomes-30m-pledge-boost-womens-girls-football-teams-30-state-art-3G-pitches-new-female-facilities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England star Lucy Bronze welcomes \u00a330m pledge to boost women&#8217;s and girls&#8217; 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