Profligacy and Olympic Soccer
By Jennifer Doyle • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: FeaturesJennifer Doyle finds herself mulling over the way the word “profligacy” was used in FIFA’s summary of Nigeria’s last Olympic soccer game.
Posts Tagged ‘Women’s football’
Olympic Women’s Football: Day One
By Jennifer Doyle • Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Women's footballJennifer Doyle reviews the first day’s action from the Olympic women’s soccer tournament, and finds some fluid play and shaggy haircuts.
Sexism Hurts
By Jennifer Doyle • May 14th, 2008 • Category: FeaturesJennifer Doyle looks at how the ingrained sexism in sports medicine is damaging to women’s football.
Arsenal Ladies Do the Double
By Tom Dunmore • May 5th, 2008 • Category: FeaturesArsenal win the double, but it’s something of a disappointment. What does that mean for women’s football in England, and how will the new American Women’s Professional Soccer league impact on it?
Marta and the Beautiful Game
By Thomas Dunmore • Sep 12th, 2007 • Category: VideoOur open thread on the Women’s World Cup has certainly thrown up highly contrasting opinions, and this blog welcomes honest takes from all quarters. But perhaps the most interesting perspective on it I’ve seen so far comes from the Global Game blog, which features an interview with the biographer of Brazilian star Marta.
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