England captain Leah Williamson on diversity in the squad & playing in Arsenal's Emirates' stadium

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Published 2024-06-10
England captain & Arsenal star Leah Williamson answers questions from the Oxford Union audience on the lack of diversity in the England women's squad when compared with the men's game, suggestions of the creation of a club world cup and how to deal with outdated attitudes to women's football.

Ms Williamson led the England football team to victory in the UEFA European Championship in 2022; she has also represented Great Britain in the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

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All Comments (21)
  • @pimentotv7917
    never forget the 4 L's of life: Live Love Laugh Leah Williamson 🥰
  • @celtic9333
    Leahs not only a great footballer but a great person shes trying her best to do alot for womens football
  • @ALS1983
    Leah is such a phenomenal woman. Such an inspiration, well spoken and beautiful inside and out
  • @user-io7lf3go4w
    Love ❤ you and what you do , so good and so listened to ❤ so honest and beautiful
  • @marshallsdocumentariesandr6439
    Leah is someone that would be successful at anything she tried in life. Intelligent, eloquent, insightful, witty......that woman has it all.....easy to see why she is our captain. All love to Leah. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
  • @user-kh8nh4wf1t
    Leha is so humble I think she doesn't believe how good she is not only as a player but as person keep up the good work leha no6 Williamson arsenal legend England captain and national sweetheart
  • @alansmithee8831
    You can tell Leah's mum was a manager from the confidence in speaking, decision making and taking authority. You can also see that she knows how to answer without, as she admitted, answering the question. I recently commented on a video for a Twila Kilgore press conference in USA that they would be shocked at how Emma Hayes would use distraction rather than straight answers. Strange that the success at the Euros came with Sarina Wiegman, who the team described as blunt and to the point, telling what she expected succinctly, not debating it. Something for the Oxford Union to consider?
  • @LeornianCyng
    Leah is a real role model and what a captain / leader should be, making the world a better place for everyone. She’s classy, intelligent, articulate and extremely empathetic. Not only that but she’s one of the best players male or female in the world today. There isn’t really anyone that can do what she does in the 11-a-side game. She’s a phenomenal musician and author too. Arsenal will have the third biggest stadium in the world in women’s side of the game and that is incredible. Football is a sport for everyone and we need clubs and countries to ensure that abled bodied and disabled players no matter the discipline get equipment that’s suited to each group, equal pay, funding, working conditions, rights, visibility, promotion and infrastructure. It should be enshrined in law.
  • @iansilverlight4540
    30:13 Exactly Leah... Family.. Love.. the People who matter in Life... not the professional "life"..🍀
  • @alicamgibbs1867
    The crowds will come. Arsenal women have the greatest following anywhere.🥰⚽
  • @c0f3324
    Leah inspiration to womens football, She's out spoken about it which we need and I hope she does well after football.
  • @philiplaycock8944
    Well done Leah Williamson! women’s football is definitely on an upward trajectory and rightly so . The prejudice surrounding the women’s game is unnecessary and outdated. Leah clearly has a passion and good understanding of what is required to push the game onwards and upwards! 👍