Leah Williamson on the importance of representation in football & research into women's injuries
England captain & Arsenal star Leah Williamson speaks with Oxford Union Librarian, Isabelle Horrocks-Taylor about changes in the England squad and the need for research into the impact of sport on women's bodies.
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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Fantastic video! Leah speaks with such eloquence. The passion she feels for the game shines through.
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. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
That's my skipper right there and i love her
@kenspedding4594
Ай бұрын
Get a real life
15:36- 17:13 VERY well put, LW. Hear, hear!
the edits boutta be fire
Utter legend in every way. I say this wherever I can, Leah has inspired my daughter to play and live football ⚽️ ♥️🤍
I watched women's football for some years and discovered KZread a couple of years back during lockdown. I started commenting on women's football channels after I read some horrible ignorant stuff being written. Rather than argue, I tried to say something positive to make it normal for a bloke to be able to treat it with respect. If I cannot add to a conversation, I try to make a joke, as a play on words, but nothing to make anyone look bad. I recently commented on most of what was said here, across several channels. I encourage others to join me to drown out the nonsense. Channels like Girls on the Ball are a good watch, but could do with a greater audience. I also watch US channels. I even watch German and French channels from languages learned in school and do my best to understand Spanish language stuff, having watched Barcelona women since the English players arrived.
@Vickzq
Ай бұрын
Women's football is full with political agenda... that's one of the problems for starters.
She’s actually amazing
Classy footballer and classy person. Nice interview, thank you
@kenspedding4594
Ай бұрын
She is 💩💩💩💩 at football as the standards 💩💩💩💩💩 wake up.
Love her such eloquence and intellect when speaking ❤
She Rocks at anything she do's, and anyone taking her place needs to follow a lot of foot steps.
Leah is great, thanks for sharing the interview.
Pure class
I'm proud of our captain on and off the pitch
I LOVED LEAH WILLIAMSON!!!! 😍❤️🤍
Yes Leah ❤
She is very impressive.
Leah ❤
A beautiful, eloquent and intelligent person who could hold her own with anyone. So glad "she's one of our own"
It's not a tick box anymore Leah. Haven't watched Football since Gerrard was at his best. Fell in love with it again because of the Lionesses. Only watch Women's Football now. An England Male on a crisp packet doesn't get bought. Put a Lioness on it and I'm in. There are a lot like me.
@Goonerson1969
Ай бұрын
Haha, yeah same with the Arsenal womens calender, it sold out instantly and lve never been able to find it anywhere this year. However l can still by the mens team. Nothing to do with production, they made the same quota for both 🤷
She’s such an impressive woman.
MRS ARSENAL
Leah is a very intelligent woman.
@kenspedding4594
Ай бұрын
Thick as 💩💩💩💩 that’s why you relate to her.
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.
@kenspedding4594
Ай бұрын
Posting your absolute 💩💩💩💩 as usual
Love her and the Lionesses but our media in this country have not helped us accept that ...as far as winning tournaments is concerned ...the politics around a team can be all wrong ( Spain at the World Cup In Australia ) and the English media gleefully suck up those stories ...some rightly ...but they still outclass the England women by miles ...remember shocked reactions...lets accept the importance of ever developing inclusion and all those soft - ish focuses ...but we need to WIN on the pitch !!!!!!!
Their endless kvetching is very off putting.
Same old predictable 'representation' illogical nonsense.
@jays.4552
Ай бұрын
lol so you didn't actually watch the video then? Too many big words for you, buddy?
@Leomessimagic23
Ай бұрын
@@jays.4552 Yea shocked he spelt Predictable right
@Joeonline26
Ай бұрын
@@Leomessimagic23 I'm actually a doctoral student, but go off it makes you feel better. Lmao what a moron
@jerryoshea3116
Ай бұрын
I''ve watched Womens football& good luck to them,but constantly attempting to give it a level footing is nonsense!. .Now if it can prove it can stand on it's own two feet through the quality of the product,(skills,athleticism,Professionalism and quality of football& the fans turn up) then full power to them👍) But at the moment it's taking a ride on the Mens game! And from my POV it doesn't impress! ( now i can watch many different Womens Sports,Boxing,MMA,Tennis,Track& field,Swimming,Gymnastics& u can't fail to be impressed)But not football! But that won't stop the media with it's push on this and Trans Rights!
@Joeonline26
Ай бұрын
@@Leomessimagic23 I'm actually studying for a doctorate right now, but don't let that stop you from thinking yourself superior because I hold an opinion that's inconvenient for your silly little neoliberal worldview.You should google the Dunning-Kruger effect - you're both walking examples of it...
Leah has it all doesn’t she. If she stood for parliament she would breeze in.