Ada Hegerberg, Norwegian and Lyon striker, probably said it best when pointing out that women’s football existed before FC Barcelona Femení, who recently shattered attendance records twice in the space of a month. This is the same Ada Hegerberg who was once so upset with women’s football being left behind, she left the national team for more than five years.
Since then she has scored many goals. This season, she scored 25 times in 15 appearances, suffered a serious knee injury and is now pushing to be a six-time winner of the Women’s Champions League. Her mission is clear, and all she wants is for the game to be in a better place than when she started.
Last week alone, various attendance records were broken. In Newcastle’s St James’s Park, a record-breaking 22,134 fans cheered on fourth division team Newcastle United ag …
- May 5, 2022
