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European season ready to begin

As the Euros got underway in England it was not the sight of 70,000 at Old Trafford to watch England’s opener, or nearly 20,000 in Sheffield to see Netherlands play Sweden, that underlined the prospects for growth in women’s football.

Even more significant was the revelation that the Football Association had rejected several offers from private equity companies to buy the Women’s Super League.

The suitors wanted to capitalise on the success of the Euros as the WSL headed into what promises to be another breakthrough season with Liverpool back in the top tier and several

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