Growing up with a younger sister who was - and still is - obsessed with football gives you a

different perspective on the once male-dominated sport.

Young fans can look up to the likes of Manchester United Women trio Mary Earps, Ella
Toone and Katie Zelem and be inspired to follow in their footsteps.

On Sunday, the Lionesses may have narrowly missed out on World Cup glory but in
reaching the showcase fixture against Spain in Sydney, they had created history once
more.

Never before had the England women's team stepped out at the World Cup final but,
just one year on from lifting the European Championships for the very first time, they did
just that.

Of course, the raw emotions of the 1-0 defeat in Stadium Australia will hurt, but the
growth of the women's game is showing no signs of slowing down.