Women’s Sport Series – Former Lioness Karen Carney’s Review of Women’s Football

On 13 July 2023, former Lioness Karen Carney published her independent review, Raising the Bar, into the future and opportunities of women’s football in the UK. With the Lionesses recent success in the World Cup capturing the attention of the nation, the popularity of women’s football is on the rise. According to Carney, this review “has enabled us to get a comprehensive understanding of the state of the game, and how we can capitalise on the current momentum.” In the third article of our ‘Women’s Sport Series’, Intisar Abdi takes a look at some of the crucial points raised by Karen Carney for the future of women’s football in the UK.