August 1, 2022

On girls and football

In primary school, boys shunned girls. At secondary, teachers only taught us hockey. At matches, fans yell sexist chants.

It's an uphill battle for a girl to like football.

None of this stopped my younger sister, though! She signed for Nottingham Forest in 2020, a year after the club dropped 'ladies' from the logo so it matched the mens'.

Considering the club pays £15.5m in wages every year, guess her salary.

Correct.

Nothing.

So, yeh. Last night, when the whistle went, I cried. The hype, the platform, the support: they mean more than the win.