Although Chile lost the game against USNWT (?) the goalkeeper for Chile was absoloultely fantastic !
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Although Chile lost the game against USNWT (?) the goalkeeper for Chile was absoloultely fantastic !
Indeed she was map. I've watched a good deal of the Womens' World cup and it's blatantly obvious how it's panning out. USA have invested in girls playing soccer at a young age while the boys have concentrated on basketball, baseball and American football. The USA women's team are way ahead of any other team and most likely will win the Cup. However you can see come of the other teams making a real fist of getting into the same vein. It's like athletics used to be, we couldn't start competing with the big guys until we started improving the infrastructure and making it much easier for athletes to train full time and be financed to do it. It's the same with the soccer.
There's been some cracking football that would enhance some of the Premier league games I've watched this season. Equally there's been some really awful stuff. Overall it's been a breath of fresh air away from the histrionics of the Premiership. Just wish I'd had the chance to have a go back in the day.
If the FA had not outlawed womens' football in 1921 ---who knows where we would have been now.
Many males criticise the womens' game, however, its growth was undoubtedly stunted by the actions of the FA and this is why they are so far behind the USA.
Likewise frantastic I have watched most of the games in the Women’s World Cup and enjoyed them by and large. The Lionesses may be good enough to reach the Final if they can avoid the USA en route but the USA are a level above the best of the rest. I will be backing Phil Neville and the team in every match they play.Quote:
Originally Posted by frantastic51
Serious question, I don't know the answer, are women allowed to play in the same team as men ? If one of these girls was good enough, could she sign for a league club, or even a non league club, or is that strictly verboten ?
I was wondering the very same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sinkov
No question, womens footy is on the up.
Fran - do you remember Vanessa Hamlet? She was a terrific player for Rossy Ladies back then.
Good article here on the subject. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/why-...tephanie-labbeQuote:
Originally Posted by sinkov
I watched the USA with the father-in-law who is obsessed with any type of televised football.
I was seriously impressed with Press, Horan and Lloyd. Technically very good, good physicality and the US would murder England. The father-in-law took a wager on the Lionesses, I gave him 10/1 and no worries whatsoever!
The German ladies look better than half decent too.
I certainly do 59-60 Vanessa was a really good runner and may be still is. I've not seen her for some time now. I'd forgotten she used to play football too. Very competitive and a lovely person.