Why sex differences matter in football
Women are not simply men with long hair, even on the pitch
For half a century, between 1921 and 1971, the Football Association, which governs the sport in England, forbade women from playing on FA-affiliated pitches. “The game”, it opined, “is quite unsuitable for females.”
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