by Trinity Brown (8/11/23) Above: Aston Villa’s Alisha Lehmann celebrating a goal at Arsenal in May. Her persistent treatment from elements of the media needs to change. Photo: Adam Johnstone for Impetus. Disrespecting women and female footballers is part of society and prevalent in the women’s game. This misogyny does not just come from individualContinue reading “Time for female footballers to be given more of the respect they deserve”
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Things Have To Change
Above: Team GB taking the knee at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Photo: Getty Images Catherine Paquette observes that football still has a long way to go before it gets rid of its racist, ableist, xenophobic, sexist, and homophobic problems. At the end of this week, a released PFA report on social media abuse was then followedContinue reading “Things Have To Change”
USWNT and the X-Factor
The United States’ showing at this Olympic Games has been one of the hot discussion points, but Kris Goman has picked up on something else. A fractured fanbase leading to online hate directed at the team due to misconceptions over the way the players faced during the National Anthem and over the Black Lives MatterContinue reading “USWNT and the X-Factor”
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