Government to launch review into domestic women's football

This summer, the government will launch an in-depth review of domestic women's football.

Growth will be looked at at both elite and grassroots levels in the review.

The findings will be published by the end of the year.

The time is right for a thorough review of the women's game to ensure all is being done to support its further growth.

It is clear that an assessment of the value of the women's and girl's game is needed to ensure it is properly financed for the long term.

An expert advisory panel will support the review.

It comes before a major summer for women's sport with England hosting Euro 2022, which will be broadcast across the BBC, and is expected to look at how to achieve greater parity with the men's game.

The review of football governance was published last November by ex-sports minister Tracey Crouch.

A review of women's football was a key outcome of the fan-led review and one that the Football Association supports.

We have been working with the government for some time on all of the recommendations from the review and in particular on the proposals to look into the future of women's football.

The women's game has made huge progress in recent years and at grassroots level has become the most played team sport for women and girls in England, with three million registered players and 12,000 registered teams.

The shallow resources within the women's elite game have the potential to affect its long-term growth.

The Women's World Cup and European Championship have been added to the "crown jewels" of British sporting events, securing free-to-air coverage.

Women's football is a growing force.

The World Cup captured the hearts and minds of the nation, and with greater participation, employment and visibility in the media, I am confident that Euro 2022, will inspire more women and girls to get into our national game as we work towards parity across all sport.

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