After the glory of Euro 2025, what happened next for Switzerland?

The Guardian 1 min read 2 hours ago

<p>While there are promising signs of Swiss growth, there is some way to go to cement lasting legacy for the tournament</p><p>Switzerland <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/29/switzerland-euro-2025-womens-football-england-spain">were the toast of the continent</a> this summer as hosts of the Women’s European Championship. The national team <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/18/spain-switzerland-womens-euro-2025-quarter-final-match-report">reached the quarter-finals</a> for the first time and a total of 623,088 were in attendance at the 31 matches, a tournament record. The hope within Switzerland was for a boost at club level similar to what England experienced three years previously. Those heights have not been reached, but there has been a definite bump.</p><p>According to Switzerland’s football association, their Women’s Super League has enjoyed a 62% increase in attendances this season, with an average attendance of 787. While that does not compare with the huge spike England’s Women’s Super League had after Euro 2022 – an average attendance increase of 172% the following season – it is still encouraging.</p><p><em><strong>This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/22/sign-up-for-our-new-womens-football-newsletter-moving-the-goalposts">visit this page and follow the instructions</a>. Moving the Goalposts is delivered to your inboxes every Tuesday and Thursday</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/13/swiss-womens-football-euro-2025-moving-the-goalposts">Continue reading...</a>
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