{"id":18,"date":"2023-12-08T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/anna-hynes\/?p=18"},"modified":"2023-12-15T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:35:51","slug":"tackling-taboos-triumphs-and-tribulations-of-womens-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/anna-hynes\/2023\/12\/08\/tackling-taboos-triumphs-and-tribulations-of-womens-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling Taboos: Triumphs and Tribulations of Women’s Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee<\/a>\u00a0has banned former vice president of UEFA Luis Rubiales for three years from all football-related activities. This follows his unconsensual kiss on the lips with Jenni Hermoso during the Women\u2019s World Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kiss, as well as grabbing his crotch and carrying another player over his shoulder post-match, was in breach of\u00a0Article 13<\/a>\u00a0of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many felt Rubiales\u2019 actions overshadowed the progress women\u2019s football has been making in recent years, instead of the tournament being a celebration of all the players successes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newcastle University women’s football. Image credit: NUWFC Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Grace Stewart, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>team captain and spokesperson for Newcastle University\u2019s Women\u2019s Football and Futsal Club (NUWFC), \u201cWe\u2019ve had more and more girls applying and trialling\u2026this increase in interest has resulted from the recent success of the England lionesses and increased coverage in general.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, when asked about Grace and her teammates experiences of sexism and misogyny, she stated, \u201cYes, I\u2019ve definitely experienced some sexism within football, and I would say most of the team at some point would\u2019ve experienced it as well\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, a 2023 survey on women in football<\/a> found that 82% of women in football have experienced discrimination in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uefa World Cup 2019 England squad (Credit: Ailura\/Creative Commons)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the Luis Rubiales scandal and its impact on women in football, Grace stated, \u201cThe media coverage became all about the scandal and the success of the tournament, and England was overshadowed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety concerns were raised by many Spanish World Cup players due to the non-consensual kiss. Luis Rubiales has since been\u00a0banned from going within 200 metres of Jenni Hermoso<\/a>. Despite this, Rubiales denies the allegations and is intending to appeal his ban by\u00a0FIFA.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NUWFC further commented on FIFA\u2019s ban: \u201cI think it was the right thing to do and was deserved. He wouldn\u2019t have done it to the men\u2019s team, so why to the women\u2019s team?\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace concluded, \u201cI think the World Cup showed that technically, women\u2019s football is good, and it is entertaining to watch, so I just think we have to wait and hopefully see continued success.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the rapid increase in women’s football participation and viewership, many, including NUWFC, believe the incident overshadowed the success of the tournament but has not set women’s football back. Hopefully we do not see any scandals like this again in women’s football, and any problems that women’s football may face are resolved quickly and effectively to prevent any harm to players or fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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