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Fake
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England Women's Football, by Fake on Aug 3, 2017 19:49:43 GMT 1, Ohh yes! Feel the pressure! Go holland go! ;-)
Ohh yes! Feel the pressure! Go holland go! ;-)
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England Women's Football, by Jeezuz Jones Snr on Aug 3, 2017 20:09:23 GMT 1, I haven't seen many women's games over the years, watched a bit recently and it's improved massively fair play..
I haven't seen many women's games over the years, watched a bit recently and it's improved massively fair play..
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England Women's Football, by Fake on Aug 3, 2017 20:14:11 GMT 1, That is a great start!
That is a great start!
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England Women's Football, by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 22:45:45 GMT 1, Boom!
Boom!
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Bill Hicks
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England Women's Football, by Bill Hicks on Aug 19, 2017 14:26:31 GMT 1, The Dick, Kerr Ladies were made up of 11 factory workers from Preston. They went on to become international celebrities and the biggest draw in world football. They remain the most successful women's team of all time.
Founded in 1917, their first match drew a crowd of 10,000 people. By 1920, a Boxing Day match against St Helen's Ladies was watched by 53,000 spectators at Goodison Park, with another 14,000 locked outside the ground trying to get in.
On 5 December 1921 the FA cited strong opinions about football's unsuitability for females. It called on clubs belonging to the associations "to refuse the use of their grounds for such matches". The ban changed the course of the women's game forever.
Despite this a few female teams continued for a while. In 1937 the Dick, Kerr Ladies played Edinburgh City Girls in the Championship of Great Britain and the World, winning 5-1. Lily Parr became one of the greatest scorers in English history, netting more than 1,000 goals during a 31-year career. However, the women's game soon became overshadowed by the return and growth of the male game.
In 1971 the FA finally lifted the ban on women's football. In the same year UEFA recommended the women's game should be taken under the control of the national associations in each country. This move signalled the start of a female football revival, not only in Britain but across Europe and the rest of the world.
The first official European Championship was held in Sweden in 1984 with the inaugural World Cup taking place in 1991. Fast forward to now and women's football is a global phenomenon. At the 2012 Olympic Final at Wembley Stadium between the USA and Japan, a record-breaking crowd of over 83,000 was in attendance.
The astounding fact is that only now, 100 years later, are women attracting the crowds and attention experienced by their predecessors. These pioneering women not only managed to achieve phenomenal success and recognition, but they did it at a time when it would have seemed nigh on impossible. They defied society, changed the mindset of a nation and took women's football to unprecedented new heights, all within a couple of years.
The Dick, Kerr Ladies were made up of 11 factory workers from Preston. They went on to become international celebrities and the biggest draw in world football. They remain the most successful women's team of all time.
Founded in 1917, their first match drew a crowd of 10,000 people. By 1920, a Boxing Day match against St Helen's Ladies was watched by 53,000 spectators at Goodison Park, with another 14,000 locked outside the ground trying to get in.
On 5 December 1921 the FA cited strong opinions about football's unsuitability for females. It called on clubs belonging to the associations "to refuse the use of their grounds for such matches". The ban changed the course of the women's game forever.
Despite this a few female teams continued for a while. In 1937 the Dick, Kerr Ladies played Edinburgh City Girls in the Championship of Great Britain and the World, winning 5-1. Lily Parr became one of the greatest scorers in English history, netting more than 1,000 goals during a 31-year career. However, the women's game soon became overshadowed by the return and growth of the male game.
In 1971 the FA finally lifted the ban on women's football. In the same year UEFA recommended the women's game should be taken under the control of the national associations in each country. This move signalled the start of a female football revival, not only in Britain but across Europe and the rest of the world.
The first official European Championship was held in Sweden in 1984 with the inaugural World Cup taking place in 1991. Fast forward to now and women's football is a global phenomenon. At the 2012 Olympic Final at Wembley Stadium between the USA and Japan, a record-breaking crowd of over 83,000 was in attendance.
The astounding fact is that only now, 100 years later, are women attracting the crowds and attention experienced by their predecessors. These pioneering women not only managed to achieve phenomenal success and recognition, but they did it at a time when it would have seemed nigh on impossible. They defied society, changed the mindset of a nation and took women's football to unprecedented new heights, all within a couple of years.
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highflyer
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England Women's Football, by highflyer on Aug 19, 2017 14:46:16 GMT 1, I think the BBC are pushing women's football in our faces enough. It's un called for, opportunistic and an example of the world today. Happy to have forums about it specifically, but might not be quite the right stage here.
I think the BBC are pushing women's football in our faces enough. It's un called for, opportunistic and an example of the world today. Happy to have forums about it specifically, but might not be quite the right stage here.
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