Women's game gets big boost at Euro

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands - The six-goal final of the women's Euro in the Netherlands capped an outstanding tournament, proving female soccer is growing across the continent.

An increase in the number of participating countries from 12 to 16 raised overall attendance to more than 240,000 spectators at the 31 games, up from 217,000 four years ago - with all Dutch games sold out, UEFA said.

"We wondered how big the tournament would be. We knew it would depend on how we performed, but we could hardly have dreamed it would be this big," said Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman.