Signal & Noise: New documentary on England women’s blind team shows what it takes to be a Para Lioness
Signal & Noise: New documentary on England women’s blind team shows what it takes to be a Para Lioness The England women’s blind team are ranked second in the world. They were the runners-up at the 2025 IBSA World Championships, where they were defeated by Argentina in the final. Yet, despite their achievements, the Para Lionesses often go under the radar.
Now, fans have the chance to go behind the scenes to find out more about the England women’s blind team ahead of the Blind European Championships in October. A new documentary, Signal & Noise, gives supporters exactly that. The moment that unlocked the documentary Lucja Wyrwantowicz started to lose her sight when she was nine years old.
After stopping playing sports for a number of years, she took the transition from mainstream football to blind football at 15. Never could she have expected that a clip of her weaving through the Swedish defence and showing her clinical control before firing a strike into the roof of the net would go viral on social media, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. That solo run is just one of the stories told in a new documentary on blind football.
What it means to be a Para Lioness The documentary, Signal & Noise, showcases the Para Lionesses. It educates people on how blind football works and follows how players navigate complex tactical play using only the rattle of the ball at their feet and on the pitch, the echo of the boards and the signal of their guides. As a result, it emphasises the precision and teamwork that goes into such an elite sport, whilst showing the high performance of the athletes.
The documentary features Wyrwantowicz, the aforementioned star, who is a key member of the squad. Alongside her are England teammates, including captain Samantha Gough. They share the grit, bruises and fitness levels required to compete at the highest level of para-football.