England’s semi-final day dubbed ‘Work From Home Wednesday’ with 11am kick-off. Businesses urged to be ‘flexible’ with staff for the match. Is England’s football-first culture here to stay? Our Arts Correspondent Robert Dex discusses our culture of prioritising football, how TV champions women's football and why the women's game is growing. Plus girls football coach Paul Oades from Millie Bright's grassroots club Killamarsh Dynamos calls for changes to PE and more exposure to matches. In this episode:

• Why WFH Wednesday comes as no surprise
• Is there something to be said for the office morale-boost of live football?
• Why the England vs Australia rivalry could tempt in more viewers
• Does more football = more time off work?
• Why girls should be offered more sports in PE
• How football team culture boosts the confidence of young girls

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