the team highlighted how only 63% of girls can play football during pe lessons, according to an fa report published last year. and there were calls for girls to have access to a minimum of two hours of physical education in school each week, alongside further investment and support for female pe teachers. speaking to bbc breakfast, the lionesses said the time had come for change. hopefully, what we ll see is a change in those policies. i don t know what the ins and outs of obviously all the rules and regulations are but all i know is, so many messages from so many people just saying how great it was and how much their daughter, especially, also sons, but daughters are in the garden doing goalkeeping or practising their football. that s what we want. i think this could really be a turning point for women, and women in sport. as a group of girls, we would love to see that change. we set out to inspire the next generation.
commentator: chloe kelly! this is an opportunity to make a huge difference. that s the message from england s victorious lionesses, who brought home the country s first major footballing trophy more than 55 yea rs. england, european champions. now, the winning squad are calling on the uk s next prime minister to ensure every young girl can play football at school. in an open letter to conservative party leadership candidates, liz truss and rishi sunak, the 23 member euros squad said they were inspiring girls to play football only for many to be unable to take up the sport in school. the team highlighted how only 63% of girls could play football during pe lessons, according to an fa report published last year. and there were calls for girls to have access to a minimum of
chilling threat over us speaker nancy pelosi s trip to taiwan. beijing has vowed to use targeted military action in response to the diplomatic visit to the island. the paper says ms pelosi is the most prominent politician to visit taipei in 25 years. there s also a photo of princess charlotte at the commonwealth games in birmingham. everyone is loving the commonwealth games, aren t they? and so much for the legacy is the headline on the i, which says the government has refused to give girls equal access to football in pe lessons, despite the lionesses victory in the women s european championships. the paper reports that ministers say girls will be offered the chance to play a comparable sport instead.
dunes and it is uncertain when or how water will come. millions of people tuned in to watch the women s euro 2022 final on sunday, and since then, online searches for women s football have increased more than six fold. but campaigners say more needs to be done to help girls and women into the sport. just 44% of secondary schools in england offer equal access to football to girls in pe lessons. it s an issue my colleague, lukwesa burak, spoke to former england player rachel yankey about. first she asked her what she thought of sunday s historic victory. it wasn t bad, was it? no, it was outstanding. i thoroughly enjoyed it. watching a high quality game of football, but also embracing the crowd, the atmosphere at wembley, it didn t feel like a football match,
trying to break down barriers. it was hard, but it was definitely worth it after what we ve witnessed. from trafalgar square to screens around the country, millions roared england on as they swept sweden aside. but it was the unbridled joy of one 8 year old in the stands that really captured the nation s mood. i love how they don t just take it all for themselves, they pass all the time, they have a good mindset, and they think about what they are going to do next. they don t just take the ball and kick it somewhere. and tess is off to wembley. i think the lionesses need your support, and we certainly need to see your singing again. we ll see you at the weekend. 0k, thank you, goodbye! that s ok, that s| all right, darling! despite the strides that have been made, with just 63% of schools currently offering girls football in pe lessons and challenges with diversity, too, the football association knows this home tournament must be a catalyst for change but is confident it will be.