Prospect of two great players at rival clubs pushing each other is just one cause for excitement about women’s football in 2020
Friday is the day Sam Kerr joins Chelsea as the mid-season transfer window opens, the arrival of the player I consider the best No 9 in the world ending an amazing year for women’s football.
It has been a year of massive strides. The World Cup was huge and Megan Rapinoe brought positive attention to the women’s game by being brave and speaking about important topics while also doing her talking on the pitch. There have been big signings and groundbreaking sponsorship and broadcasting deals. Clubs playing in men’s stadiums has become normalised and crowds of 30,000-plus have turned up for league games – there has been one incredible moment after another. After the World Cup the only worry was whether that momentum could be carried forward and I think that has been achieved.
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