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Being released from a football academy takes a serious toll on young players – new research

Being released from a football academy takes a serious toll on young players – new research: GNT STUDIO/Shutterstock Boys who want to be footballers have a difficult dream to achieve. Of the 1.5 million boys who play organised youth football at any given time in England, only around 180 will be signed professionally by a …

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Premier League’s record spending could help make English football fairer and more competitive – but it depends on Liz Truss

Premier League’s record spending could help make English football fairer and more competitive – but it depends on Liz Truss: Many industries are understandably cautious at the moment, as they steel themselves for more tricky economic times ahead. But it seems that nobody told the English Premier League – which has just broken its own …

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For Women’s Euro 2022 to have a meaningful legacy, football must do more to tackle racism and sexism

For Women’s Euro 2022 to have a meaningful legacy, football must do more to tackle racism and sexism: Women have been playing football for a long time – and for a long time they have had to fight to be respected. In 1969, the Daily Mirror used a photograph of a female footballer’s shorts falling …

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Girls should get the chance to play football at school – but PE needs a major rehaul for all students

Girls should get the chance to play football at school – but PE needs a major rehaul for all students: Girls are often denied the chance of playing football as part of their physical education. Rob Marmion/Shutterstock After England’s win at Euro 2022, many women, including the Lionesses themselves, have commented on the lack of …

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How women’s football can avoid being corrupted when more money comes its way

How women’s football can avoid being corrupted when more money comes its way: Sportimage/Alamy The success of England at the Women’s Euros has increased interest in women’s football to unprecedented levels, with record-breaking viewing and attendance figures and an increase in Women’s Super League (WSL) season-ticket sales. But, as is all too obvious in the …

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How the women’s Euros 2022 beat the sceptics to breath new life into football

How the women’s Euros 2022 beat the sceptics to breath new life into football: Along with 27,444 other people, I was in Milton Keynes for the Women’s European Championship semi-final between Germany and France on Wednesday night. It was a high-quality, hard-fought contest, the Germans eventually toughing it out over the more skilful French, winning …

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Euro 2022: why women’s football remains dominated by the men’s game

Euro 2022: why women’s football remains dominated by the men’s game: England's Beth Mead takes control. Shutterstock/Romain Biard Just over a hundred years ago, women in England were effectively banned from playing football. The Football Association ruled in 1921 that clubs were not allowed to let women play in their grounds, ensuring there could be …

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Panic, horror and chaos: what went wrong at the Champions League final – and what needs to be done to make football safer

Panic, horror and chaos: what went wrong at the Champions League final – and what needs to be done to make football safer: Daniel Silverstone, a professor of criminology and an expert in policing studies, attended the Champion’s League final in Paris and witnessed chaotic scenes. Here, he and Jan Ludvigsen examine what the latest …

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Why football needs a gender revolution

Why football needs a gender revolution: England player Beth Mead at the women's World Cup semi-final against the US in 2019. Romain Biard/Shutterstock This July the UEFA women’s Euros kick off, and women’s football will be watched by millions of people. But will this visibility help boost gender equality in the game or give rise …

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Women’s football: record crowds and soaring popularity – here’s how to keep it this way

Women’s football: record crowds and soaring popularity – here’s how to keep it this way: On Boxing Day 1920, a sell-out crowd of 53,000 watched a women’s football match at Liverpool’s Goodison Park, with others waiting outside. With more than 900,000 women working in munitions factories during the first world war, many factories set up women’s …

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