Mark Sampson’s side beat the hosts and in so doing transformed the fortunes of the women’s game in England
Perfection can be likened to a flame it is possible to touch but very rarely hold. Almost five years ago Jodie Taylor, Lucy Bronze and their fellow Lionesses grasped it for just long enough to transform not only their own lives but the entire landscape of women’s football in England.
The repercussions would prove so far-reaching that many of those of us present as “extras” – the journalists and fans in the background behind the central stage – can still feel Canada’s reassuringly strong late June sun beating down on our forearms during the walk to BC Place.
Written by Louise Taylor
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