SHORTLISTED 2025

The Vikki Orvice Award for Women's Sports Writing | Shortlisted

The Lost Lionesses

by Gail Emms

A captivating and moving account of the injustice faced by the first England women’s World Cup team that was banned by the F.A and mocked by the media. Told by the team themselves and written by international athlete Gail Emms, the daughter of the main striker.

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