Women’s football has the power to define culture for a generation of teenage girls | Debra Nelson

Beyond Borders’ Inspiring a Generation? report hopes to help more young people form a connection with England’s players

I’ll be honest. I don’t think the Lionesses matter that much to my friends. I’m not sure that women’s football matters that much to them, either.

Most of my friends are people I’ve known since school. A lot are boys. We are all from London. We are all tapped into the cultural mix of music, motives, fashion and food that makes our city one of the coolest places to live in the world.