Suzanne Wrack is a British journalist and writer at ''

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''. She is the author of ''A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football'' and wrote ''You have the Power'' with

England women's national football team The England women's national football team, nicknamed the Lionesses, has been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first interna ...

captain, Leah Williamson. She features on ''The Guardian'' Women's Football weekly podcast.

Early life

Wrack grew up on a council estate in

Hoxton Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was Historic counties of England, historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End ...

, London. When she was 8 years old, she dreamt of being an architect, ultimately leading to her studying architecture at the

University of Brighton The University of Brighton is a public university based in Brighton on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achieved university status in 1992. T ...

Career

During her career she has worked for multiple publications as an editor and digital designer including ''

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'', '' The New Day'' and the '' Morning Star''. In 2017 she joined ''

'' as a Women's football writer. She has worked as a senior broadcast journalist for

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. Wrack is an accredited football reporter, member of the

Sports Journalists' Association The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) is an association for British sports journalists. It represents the British sports media on the British Olympic Association's press advisory committee and acts as a consultant to organizers of major eve ...

Football Writers' Association The Football Writers' Association (FWA) is an association of football journalists and correspondents writing for English newspapers and agencies. It presents the Footballer of the Year Award, the oldest and most distinguished award given in the d ...

and Women in Football.

Publications

*''A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football'' (2022) *''Strong Women: Fifty Modern Icons of Sport'' (2023)

Awards

In 2023, Wrack's book ''A Woman's Game'' won

Sports Book Vikki Orvice Award for New Women's Sports Writing.

References

External links

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