Best women's football moments in 2023: Earps vs Nike, Spain triumph, Mead return
Finding an adjective to appropriately encompass women’s football in 2023 is a daunting challenge.
This year of women's football was marked by historic, empowering and unprecedented milestones for the sport. It was a year in which federations and global brands were fought, records were shattered and new expectations and standards were exceeded habitually.
Over 2 billion people tuned in to the Women's World Cup this summer, almost double the global audience numbers from the year prior. Spain's triumph Down Under sparked a global and revolutionary movement, while the competitive margins in the global game have never been smaller, despite so many nations still struggling for basic funding and support.
The Women's Super League continues to cut itself one of the most competitive leagues in the world, but it was Barcelona who held the Champions League trophy aloft, having already laid claim to Spain.
In an effort to reflect on the year that was and what the women’s game has to look forward to, Mirror Football is picking its favourite moments from the last 12 months, both on and off the pitch.
Against the backdrop of mutiny and controversy, Spain not only claimed an historic World Cup title but shifted the entire women's football landscape as they unearthed systemic misogyny in the Spanish football federation.
After being picked apart by Japan in the group stages, Spain were very few people's favourites to lift the trophy, not least with the notable dearth in world-class players due to the squad's boycott the year prior. But Real Madrid's Olga Carmona converted beyond Mary Earps to claim a first-ever major tournament victory.
Spain's celebrations were cut short, however, after Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso without consent during
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