Football’s unnoticed scandal: men-only competitions

Federico Luzzi

Football’s unnoticed scandal: men-only competitions

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Abstract

While the FIFA corruption allegations have been all over the news recently, a less noted but very serious and certainly more widespread injustice has been quietly at work in the footballing world for as long as the game itself: women are effectively banned from playing professionally in men’s football teams.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2015

Keywords

Football
Women's football
Gender discrimination
Women's World Cup

UN SDGs

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Football’s unnoticed scandal: men-only competitions

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