Boycotts, battles and inspiring the next generation: The unprecedented preparations for England’s U-20 World Cup

Tournament finally gets under way after build up clouded by Uefa’s boycott threat

England’s U20 squad in training. Credit: Getty Images

The build up to the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland has been far from normal. The tournament, which would usually be much more under the radar, became the centre of a boycott and battle between two football governance powerhouses in Fifa and Uefa.

After fears that Uefa-governed federations may miss…