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Two Crowns, One Pride: The Lionesses' Journey from Ban to Back-to-Back European Champions
| AUTHOR | Romano, Gigi |
| PUBLISHER | Independently Published (07/29/2025) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
In 1921 the Football Association banned women from playing on its pitches, declaring the game "quite unsuitable." A century later the Lionesses lifted two consecutive European titles and filled Wembley to bursting. Two Crowns, One Pride traces every muddy boot-print of that improbable ascent.
Across fourteen richly researched chapters the book moves from factory-yard kick-abouts and illicit tours in post-war Europe to data-driven training camps and sold-out derbies at the Emirates. It spotlights pioneers like Lily Parr and Gill Coultard; architects such as Hope Powell, Phil Neville and Sarina Wiegman; and the new vanguard-Lauren James, Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly-who turned possibility into dynasty.
Beyond trophies, the narrative reveals the sport's deeper legacy: schoolgirls queuing for trials in villages that never had girls' leagues, fathers cooking tea so daughters can watch mid-week WSL matches, and a cultural re-write in which "playing like a girl" becomes a compliment. Combining match-day drama with social history, Two Crowns, One Pride is both chronicle and celebration-proof that the world's game is finally everyone's game.
In 1921 the Football Association banned women from playing on its pitches, declaring the game "quite unsuitable." A century later the Lionesses lifted two consecutive European titles and filled Wembley to bursting. Two Crowns, One Pride traces every muddy boot-print of that improbable ascent.
Across fourteen richly researched chapters the book moves from factory-yard kick-abouts and illicit tours in post-war Europe to data-driven training camps and sold-out derbies at the Emirates. It spotlights pioneers like Lily Parr and Gill Coultard; architects such as Hope Powell, Phil Neville and Sarina Wiegman; and the new vanguard-Lauren James, Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly-who turned possibility into dynasty.
Beyond trophies, the narrative reveals the sport's deeper legacy: schoolgirls queuing for trials in villages that never had girls' leagues, fathers cooking tea so daughters can watch mid-week WSL matches, and a cultural re-write in which "playing like a girl" becomes a compliment. Combining match-day drama with social history, Two Crowns, One Pride is both chronicle and celebration-proof that the world's game is finally everyone's game.