UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 (section opener)

The single page that opens She Kicks’s EURO 2022 section, and a compact statement of what the magazine thought it had just watched. Fifteen teams arrived to join hosts England, all with eyes on the prize. There were injuries and Covid cases, emerging stars and disappointments; there were record crowds and record viewing figures; and, in the magazine’s judgment, the best standard of competition ever seen in the women’s game. At the start, it notes, many felt five or six teams had a chance of winning it, but in the end there could only be one. The page sets up the twenty-eight pages of tournament coverage that follow, running from the opening match at Old Trafford through to the Trafalgar Square celebrations.