England captain concerned by relentless growth of game
Ukraine World Cup qualifier set for Hill Dickinson Stadium
England’s captain, Leah Williamson, has said she would never take the possibility of strike action off the table if players are not listened to over scheduling concerns.
Speaking before England’s first two World Cup qualifiers, against Ukraine in Turkey and Iceland in Nottingham next week, Williamson said drastic action was “always a possibility” with talk of player overloading at the highest level a growing concern.
“Nobody wants any games, years, seasons to be taken away from them, tournaments especially,” she said. “But I think across men’s and women’s football, the possibility for growth in the game never seems to end, and the money that’s on the table for everyone involved. We’ll benefit from that too [but] there has to be a balance. I would never rule out further action from the players because I think if it needed to happen for people to protect themselves, I wouldn’t blame anybody.”
