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Parr: A Life of Football

Parr: A Life of Football

Dec 27, 2020 | Stories

The story of Lily Parr sketches out the earlier days of female football in England and beyond.

Eniola Aluko: Legacy of Empire

Eniola Aluko: Legacy of Empire

Oct 6, 2020 | Lives

Black, British, and Female: working hard for an inclusive future.

Alice Milliat: Suffragette of Sport

Alice Milliat: Suffragette of Sport

Sep 30, 2020 | Lives

Organiser for gender equality through sports.

The Incredible Life of a French Footballer

The Incredible Life of a French Footballer

Sep 29, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

Today, 29 September, is the day on which French female football pioneer Carmen Pomiès was born in 1900 and passed away in 1982.

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Sep 26, 2020 | Lives

Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.

Molly Seaton: Forgotten Heroine of Belfast

Molly Seaton: Forgotten Heroine of Belfast

Sep 13, 2020 | Lives

Playing with strength, forgotten and rediscovered as a pioneer.

Lily Parr: Legend of the Women’s Game

Lily Parr: Legend of the Women’s Game

Sep 8, 2020 | Lives

From female football star of the 1920’s to a memory icon.

Ebru Köksal: Leading Football Forward

Ebru Köksal: Leading Football Forward

Sep 5, 2020 | Lives

For decades, football was seen as a white male dominant industry.

Lotte Specht: Dreaming to Play

Lotte Specht: Dreaming to Play

Sep 4, 2020 | Lives

Pioneering women’s football in Germany in 1930.

Violette Morris: Heroine, Sportswoman, Collaborator

Violette Morris: Heroine, Sportswoman, Collaborator

Aug 26, 2020 | Lives

She challenged cultural norms, but was killed a collaborator in war-torn France.

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  • "El Clásico", 2009 (Photo: Alejandro Ramos / Source: Wikimedia Commons). El “Clásico” and Nationalism
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