England’s European Championship profitable squad has penned an open letter to Conservative MP’s Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who’re searching for the place of prime minister in the UK.
Sunak and Truss, the final two standing within the battle to turn into Britain’s subsequent chief and successor to Boris Johnson, have been urged by England’s Lionesses to extend entry to soccer for younger ladies throughout the nation.
England’s 2-1 extra-time win at Wembley towards Germany was the nation’s first worldwide honour because the males gained the World Cup in 1966.
All through the match, England’s gamers spoke at size concerning the impression they wished their success to have on younger women and girls throughout the nation – and have made it clear their title triumph is merely the beginning of the journey.
“All through the Euros, we as a group spoke about our legacy and objective to encourage a nation. Many will assume that this has already been achieved, however we see this as solely the start,” the open letter learn.
“We wish to the long run. We need to create actual change on this nation and we’re asking you, for those who have been to turn into Prime Minister on September 5, to assist us obtain that change.
“We see this as solely the start.”
An open letter from our #Lionesses… pic.twitter.com/Ty9kA7zgGa
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) August 3, 2022
“We ask you and your authorities to make sure that all ladies have entry to a minimal of two hours every week PE. Not solely ought to we offer soccer to all ladies, we additionally have to put money into and assist feminine PE academics too.
“Their function is essential and we have to give them the sources to offer ladies’ soccer classes. They’re key function fashions from which so many younger ladies can flourish.”
The rise of the ladies’s sport has been vital because the 2019 World Cup, the place England reached the semi-finals in France, led to elevated consideration – however there are nonetheless main areas for enchancment.
The Lionesses’ squad is eager to capitalise on their success to push by these adjustments, declaring: “This is a chance to make an enormous distinction. A change that may impression thousands and thousands of younger ladies’ lives.”
