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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/youn ... -2h5hmx632
The 25 most inspiring people aged 30 and under in the UK and Ireland 2024
Leah (and bukayo) listed. Deserving, great PR (or just better than the other wsl/lionesses) or both?
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Overcoming sexism and a birth defect of inward-pointing toes, Leah Williamson has blazed a trail for girls in football since the age of six, when she forced her way onto the local boys’ team.
As she reveals in You Have the Power, her forthcoming memoir, which is also partly a motivation manual for girls aged ten to 14, parents of boys on the opposing teams screamed: “Get the girl.”
Now 27, at the top of the England captain’s list of victories has to be leading the Lionesses to victory in the European Championships in 2022. It was England’s first football trophy in 56 years.
To make it in the sport, Williamson says, you have to “play football as often as you can for as long as you love it. It’s a simple bit of advice but it will go a long way in your journey to becoming a professional footballer”.
My advice: “The best career advice I’ve ever received is to just be true to who you are. Always believe in yourself and never take no for an answer.”
PR plays a part in everything. It’s how they even come to be ‘deserving’ in the first place.
But yeah, I actually do think this is fair for her to be included. Definitely do think some other Lionesses could’ve been in for a shout
also, like Earps. Both things can be true.
Is her PR really that much greater or is everyone elses just not good? that her team just used the success of the euros, and the captaincy more?
Her team do quite well at getting her in certain spaces and pushing her in certain areas (I think they could do better with some things though, like a sponsorship with Marshall headphones would’ve made more sense than Dyson). I mean, even before the Euros Leah was working with Gucci, had worked with Vogue, Elle, etc. And yes they definitely did use the captaincy and the Euros more, which is what any PR team would do.
Then on the flip side, other players PR teams are lacking a little. It’s not really anyone’s fault, but PR + PR teams and all the publicity is still only just starting to become a norm in the womens game, it’s not like the men’s in that way yet. These players are the first of their generation to really figure this out while still being an active player, they’re never going to get it 10/10 at the top level, and some players just have access to better teams helping do that. (But even those ‘better’ PR teams are still figuring this out too).
Then there is the fact that Leah is just quite marketable, and she’s one of the more known women’s players too, which helps here. If brands and companies want a women’s football player, particularly one from England, she’d be
one of the first they look at. (Her PR team also play their part in this, as they’ve helped promote her off the pitch and to build relationships with companies/brands).
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/young-power-list-2024-revealed-sunday-times-2h5hmx632
The 25 most inspiring people aged 30 and under in the UK and Ireland 2024
Leah (and bukayo) listed. Deserving, great PR (or just better than the other wsl/lionesses) or both?
See the text below
[i][spoiler]Overcoming sexism and a birth defect of inward-pointing toes, Leah Williamson has blazed a trail for girls in football since the age of six, when she forced her way onto the local boys’ team.
As she reveals in You Have the Power, her forthcoming memoir, which is also partly a motivation manual for girls aged ten to 14, parents of boys on the opposing teams screamed: “Get the girl.”
Now 27, at the top of the England captain’s list of victories has to be leading the Lionesses to victory in the European Championships in 2022. It was England’s first football trophy in 56 years.
To make it in the sport, Williamson says, you have to “play football as often as you can for as long as you love it. It’s a simple bit of advice but it will go a long way in your journey to becoming a professional footballer”.
My advice: “The best career advice I’ve ever received is to just be true to who you are. Always believe in yourself and never take no for an answer.”[/spoiler][/i]
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PR plays a part in everything. It’s how they even come to be ‘deserving’ in the first place.
But yeah, I actually do think this is fair for her to be included. Definitely do think some other Lionesses could’ve been in for a shout [i]also[/i], like Earps. Both things can be true.
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Is her PR really that much greater or is everyone elses just not good? that her team just used the success of the euros, and the captaincy more?
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Her team do quite well at getting her in certain spaces and pushing her in certain areas (I think they could do better with some things though, like a sponsorship with Marshall headphones would’ve made more sense than Dyson). I mean, even before the Euros Leah was working with Gucci, had worked with Vogue, Elle, etc. And yes they definitely did use the captaincy and the Euros more, which is what any PR team would do.
Then on the flip side, other players PR teams are lacking a little. It’s not really anyone’s fault, but PR + PR teams and all the publicity is still only just starting to become a norm in the womens game, it’s not like the men’s in that way yet. These players are the first of their generation to really figure this out while still being an active player, they’re never going to get it 10/10 at the top level, and some players just have access to better teams helping do that. (But even those ‘better’ PR teams are still figuring this out too).
Then there is the fact that Leah is just quite marketable, and she’s one of the more known women’s players too, which helps here. If brands and companies want a women’s football player, particularly one from England, she’d be [i]one of[/i] the first they look at. (Her PR team also play their part in this, as they’ve helped promote her off the pitch and to build relationships with companies/brands).