The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England

by Carrie Dunne

Millions watched during the 2015 Women's World Cup as England's Lionesses captured the bronze medal as well as the hearts of a nation. Carrie Dunn follows some of the most famous - and not so famous - female footballers in the country over the course of the year after the amazing campaign in Canada, and looks ahead to the game's future.

Genres: Football, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2016

Reviews

[San Diego Book Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Hubert O'Hearn

I am willing to bet that you can't name my favourite football team. It's not Liverpool, although I am a passionate supporter of the Reds; it's not Ireland although I am a whimsical romantic; and it's not the Canadian men's national team because I'm not a masochist. No, it's England's women's national team, nicknamed the Lionesses. When there is a story about them in the sport section of the newspaper, I read it first; and when they make their occasional appearances on BBC Two, that's what I'm watching. As a matter of fact, I can even tell you the exact moment when the Lionesses rose to the top of my fan's ladder. ...
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[Emily Heslop · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the book overall but I find it to be jumpy and lacking a proper flow. Where you think there could be a new chapter there isn't, and when you think there needs to be more depth to a point being made, it doesn't happen. Instead, it hops back and forth from one idea to the next and while the writer is well informed on each element, it seems like a better structure could have been employed.

I do like the variety of Sources used by Dunn, to add weight to parts of the discussion.

[Chris Nash · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting, if slightly dated, look at the state of women’s football in the U.K., looking at the 2015/2016 season as a snapshot in time. The book feels a little bitty at times, with the chronological order meaning it jumps between teams and people in a way that leaves you constantly checking ‘who’s who’, but still a fascinating read for followers of women’s football.

[Ian Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book with great insight into life inside the Women's game.

Includes stories that will make you laugh, stories you just wouldn't believe and stories that show that, although a long way to go, women's football is heading in the right direction

Definitely recommend to all sports fans.

[Jessy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 really
Interesting on how women's football is structured in this country but lots of quotes presented very uncritically in an infuriating manner. Not much analysis going on.