Football Quote by Sam Kerr

More girls are taking up sport and realising it's a legitimate option for them to forge a career.

— Ellyse Perry

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football.

— Hope Solo

Girls, in particular, benefit from sports.

— Michelle Kwan

Women and football have come a long way since I was at school. In those days, as far as I was concerned, football was…

— David James

We are getting to the point where, like the men's game, playing football is not only a legitimate career but enables you to live…

— Millie Bright

The most important thing is that girls get equal access because you are then giving them the opportunity to choose to play football. That's…

— Leah Williamson

I think that what's happening is that girls are enjoying playing. It's a lot more acceptable, and now we have a Women's Super League…

— Steph Houghton

If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming,…

— Nancy Dubuc

I think obviously the media need to help promote the game and make it bigger so the younger girls have women role models to…

— Karen Carney

I think people admire us for dedicating our lives to be professional athletes. But we need more people to come and watch club games;…

— Steph Houghton

I think a lot of sporting organisations are really sitting up and taking notice, putting in some great programs and investing a lot into…

— Ellyse Perry

As players, we need to try to inspire young girls to keep playing because, at grass roots, we need more girls playing football.

— Steph Houghton