Desire to listen in on match officials’ discussions has risen in wake of VAR fail at Liverpool-Spurs

Interest in England has risen significantly thanks to Lionesses’ strong showing in the tournament

Seven in ten English people say they will be pleased if the Lionesses win, amid growing interest in women’s football

Most LGBTQ+ Britons say you can, so long as you continue to speak out on LGBTQ+ rights while you are there

Chelsea fans are the most likely to back the women’s side

Almost half of fans actively say they support the England women’s football team, including a majority of female fans

Between a third and half say they are likely to follow at least a fair amount

Ahead of the first ever Olympics eSports week in June 2023, we explore how esports followership varies globally.

The public holds a favourable view of the presenter

Opinion of FIFA is now even more negative following their handling of the tournament

One in seven of the wider population think England will lift the trophy

English football fans continue to have a favourable view of the FA, however

Three quarters of Britons, Germans, Spaniards and French people believe there has probably been corruption in FIFA in recent years

The productivity of more than a third of those who intend to watch the match will be lost entirely, the equivalent of 13% of the workforce in England

Just 2% say the same of Wales

Seven in ten Britons say it is unacceptable for Qatar to host international sporting events

There is disapproval for hosting the tournament in Qatar, net support for boycotting it in several countries, and a tendency to believe that international supporting institutions are too willing to work with undemocratic governments with poor human rights records

With the England women's football team securing its first ever major trophy in a nailbiting 2-1 victory against Germany yesterday at the Euros, a new YouGov poll shows that approaching half of Britons (46%) say they are likely to watch women's football in future.

Fans, and the wider public, expect gay footballers to receive a warm welcome from their teams and supporters, but are more worried about the behaviour of opposing fans

Fans think there should be no changes to the qualifying process