“phil neville tried a lot of different ideas to get the best out of the lionesses, but things still weren’t quite right”

As the Lionesses prepare to defend their title at the Euros, Radio Times tracked down the real trailblazers of the women’s game, who made their success on the pitch possible. From hosing down in cattle markets to forking out a fortune to play, they reveal the obstacles they overcame for the game they love

You’re known as a footballer and as a musician. Which was your first love? Oh, football. I was crazy about it from as early as I can remember – both playing and watching. Like most people, it wasn’t u

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

Obsessive, independent and agelessly energetic – England’s most decorated female footballer has made net gains from not fitting the mould. As the Lionesses enter Euro 2025 as defending champions, Lucy Bronze talks about her team’s chances, life after her ADHD and autism diagnoses and why she doesn’t fear her career’s final whistle

ENGLAND 1981–2000

Born and raised in Melbourne, you joined Celtic’s academy as a teenager. How did that move happen? A youth scout in Australia spotted me and arranged a trial that, to my surprise, ended in an offer fo