Suzanne is an award-winning women’s football writer and respected voice within the sport. She has been writing for the Guardian since June 2017 and is one of the most recognised writers in the women’s game.
She regularly covers the Barclays Women’s Super League and has travelled to a number of major tournaments to cover the Lionesses, which includes the SheBelieves Cup and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Most recently, she was in Japan to cover the 2020 Olympics, but covers all levels of the game and has been praised for her investigative work. She is also the co-author of the Official FIFA Women’s World Cup books for the 2015 and 2019 competitions.
A Woman’s Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Football
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARD
A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
This is the astonishing history of women’s football: from the game’s first appearance in England in the late nineteenth century to the incredible teams that at their height drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, through to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when restrictions were lifted.
Following the game’s meteoric rise in recent years, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might – and should – be.
Strong Women: Inspirational athletes at the top of their game
Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. – Serena Williams
Throughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel – and this explosive book aims to uncover the often hidden histories behind 50 of these incredible pioneers.
From the first Black woman to be a professional softball player, Betty Chapman, to the iconic ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match won by Billie Jean King, and from trans trailblazer Laurel Hubbard to Emma Raducanu’s unforgettable US Open win, award-winning sports journalist Suzanne Wrack celebrates sporting giants at the absolute top of their games.