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   Can women play football in the UK?

   • Even in the UK it is still relatively unusual for women to play football, with most schools restricting girls to the traditional female team sports of netball and hockey. Sport can benefit all girls and women and it can be a life changer in countries where gender discrimination and inequality are particularly widespread.

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   How many girls are playing football?

   • "Increases in the number of registered players, and the introduction of the UEFA Playmakers programme for girls aged five to eight as well as UEFA Football in Schools means there are now around three million women and girls playing football, more than doubling our target. And we have been working hard on improving the standards for those players.

   Recent growth just the beginning for women's football

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   Is women's football a male dominated sport?

   • Traditionally a male dominated sport, women’s football is growing in popularity and influence, but the women’s game is still restricted or banned in many countries. Even in the UK it is still relatively unusual for women to play football, with most schools restricting girls to the traditional female team sports of netball and hockey.

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   How many women play football in England?

   • In 2019, England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time while a record 11.7 million people watched them play in the Women's World Cup semi-final. Last year the Football Association (FA) announced that the number of women and girls playing football in England has now reached 3.4 million, a 54% increase since 2017.

   100 years since the women's football ban - what has changed?

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   Should women play football in their grounds?

   • They said that no teams should allow women to play in their grounds. This decision was overturned in 1971 - after 50 years had gone by! Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead told Newsround that when she was growing up she was told that football was for boys.

   100 years since the women's football ban - what has changed?

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   Why do girls play football?

   • For some girls playing football is helping them succeed with other aspects of their lives outside of sport. One girl told Newsround: "Before I was shy, but now I am confident". Another girl said: "Whatever emotion I'm feeling, when I play football it all goes away and I'm only thinking about football."

   100 years since the women's football ban - what has changed?

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2. www.thefa.com › news › 2024Women's and girls' football sees record growth in a historic ...

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   Sep 27, 2024 · In the last four years, the number of women and girls playing football has increased by 56 per cent. Knowing that for most girls their first taste of football comes in the playground or on the school playing fields, Inspiring Positive Change set the target of 75 per cent of schools to be offering girls equal access to football by 2024.

3. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 59532731100 years since the women's football ban - what has changed?

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   Dec 6, 2021 · Last year the Football Association (FA) announced that the number of women and girls playing football in England has now reached 3.4 million, a 54% increase since 2017.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesSix things you need to know about women's football

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   Women’s football has seen considerable growth in participation in recent years, with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) aiming to have 60 million women and girls...

5. www.uefa.com › news-media › newsRecent growth just the beginning for women's football

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   May 19, 2024 · Put simply, women’s football is booming. It has arrived. And it is only going to get bigger in the years to come. The incredible growth of the Women’s Champions League is a result, in part, of a...

6. www.britishcouncil.org › voices-magazine › women’sWomen’s football – more than just a game | British Council

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   Sep 6, 2022 · Traditionally a male dominated sport, women’s football is growing in popularity and influence, but the women’s game is still restricted or banned in many countries. Even in the UK it is still relatively unusual for women to play football, with most schools restricting girls to the traditional female team sports of netball and hockey.

7. www.uefa.com › news-media › newsWomen in football: the game-changers - UEFA.com

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   Aug 19, 2021 · Asisat Oshoala overcame a family ban on playing football in her youth, while Emma Hayes and Stephanie Frappart have pioneered the roles of women in coaching and refereeing respectively.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Women's_association_footballWomen's association football - Wikipedia

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   Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, [a] is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and 187 national teams participate internationally. [3]