Women’s football is gaining traction across Europe and the latest World Cup, despite the controversy overshadowing Spain’s win, should see the beautiful games gain more devotees.
Women’s football is gaining traction across Europe and the latest World Cup, despite the controversy overshadowing Spain’s win, should see the beautiful games gain more devotees.
When Dolors Ribalta Alcalde was young, she could only play the beautiful game in the street because girls were not allowed to play in football clubs.
Slowly, things began to change but for decades, Spanish women players and referees have had to put up with sexist chants like ‘get back in the kitchen’.