From FA ban to double Euros winners - Lionesses reach 500 games

From FA ban to double Euros winners - Lionesses reach 500 gamesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fifty-three years after playing their first international match (left), England women were crowned European champions for a second time (right)ByCiara FlemingBBC Sport journalistPublished8 minutes agoEngland's Lionesses are no strangers to making history. The past decade has been rich in landmark moments; a first tournament medal, a first major trophy, and a first title defence - on foreign soil to boot.When Sarina Wiegman's side play Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday (17:30 BST) they will reach another milestone - the 500th fixture for England's senior women's team.The game is important for securing qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil, with England keen to win more silverware in the famous white shirt.But regardless of the result, the match will be etched in history as a reminder of how far the English women's game has come.In 1921, the Football Association (FA) banned women's football, considering the game "most unsuitable for females", external.The decision consigned women's football to park pitches and small venues for half a century before the decision was overturned in 1971.To mark 500 not out, BBC Sport takes a look at 11 defining moments in the history of England's women.First official game (1972)Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The England women's team trained at Wembley Stadium before heading up to Greenock for their match against ScotlandThe moment it all began - officially.Although an unofficial England side had played in front of 90,000 fans in Mexico's Azteca Stadium in a global women's tournament in 1971, this was the first proper Women's Football Association (WFA) England team.It was November 1972 and England travelled north to face Scotland at Ravenscraig Stadium in Greenock.In front of 400 fans, the Lionesses edged a thrilling game, coming from behind...