Girls football team become first to win boys' league after flawless season
Kelly Simmons OBE
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Kelly Simmons OBE
@KellySimmo1
Sports Consultant. Director of Women in Football. Ex FA Women's Pro Game Director
Joined October 2010
- A stunning 11.7 million watched the @lionesses last night. The most watched programme on tv this year 😁
- Thrilled to announce our landmark new partnership with @SkySports and @BBCSport Up to 44 live games on Sky & 22 live games on BBC incl 18 on BBC 1 or 2. A massive uplift in audiences and revenue for the game. @BarclaysFAWSL will be the most watched women’s league in the world.
- 6.9 million watched @Lionesses beat Cameroon last night on BBC1. An incredible 40% share. Plus 640k on line totalling over 7.5M - a new record. Amazing support 👍🏴
- Think I love Sarina even more after this! 😀
- @AlexScott closing statement brought tears to my eyes. Alex smashing it again. ❤️ We are here, we are 51% of the population, we’ve had to fight to get here, we are not going away AND we make it a better place! #sisterhood!Football is a better place with women in it- Alex Scott (2023)
- Well Bex smashed it and we knew she would. A lot of added pressure when you are smashing those glass ceilings. Forever in the history books. We are so proud of you.Rebecca Welch becomes first female referee in English Premier League today at Fulham v Burnley What a moment for women in football How has it taken so long?! Photo AFP
- Very excited to start my new job today as Director of the Women’s Professional Game. Women's Super League 'can break into the mainstream' - BBC Sport
- Inevitable resignations. Club were facing significant brand rep damage with nowhere to hide. Great news the whole club can move on as one club together 🤞 A warning to others that this generation will not accept or tolerate such blatant gender discrimination.BREAKING 🚨 The six board members who voted to scrap Thornaby FC's women's teams have now stepped down. Only Phil Genery and chairman, Gary Morris, remain. They plan to build a new diverse and wide-ranging board alongside representatives from the women's team. #BBCFootball
- Struggling to find the words. Firstly congratulations to the Spanish players🔥 Secondly this has always been about much more than ⚽️. It’s about smashing gender norms & female empowerment. To quote Leah the lionesses are not our fairytale princesses they are our warriors #proud
- The @lionesses brought it home!! What an incredible moment. So proud. England fans you are immense ❤️🏴
- Lovely day collecting my OBE. Love and deep gratitude to all who have supported me and supported the cause.
- Feeling very blessed and a little emotional to be leaving @FA today after 31 yrs. Incredible organisation full of wonderful talented people. I’m building up an interesting portfolio of consultancy and non exec roles and will be involved in the womens game - more news to follow
- Some personal news… I will be hanging up my @BarclaysWSL @BarclaysWC boots at the end of the season! It’s been an incredible privilege. Kelly Simmons to leave FA
