Journalism is competitive. Writing can be lonely. Being a woman who wants to write about football can be even more challenging. Opportunities can be few and far between, and there remains an attitude that it’s not really a job for women.
This anthology of emerging women football writers defies all of that.
It gives a voice and a platform to 17 writers from 11 countries, following a global contest, ranging across player profiles, football development, the business of football, fiction, as well as uniquely personal stories.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction
Players
Sissi: The Unsung Hero of Brazilian Women’s Football
Keeping the Hope Alive: The Story of a Pakistani Goalkeeper
From Rejection to Stardom: The Lamine Mana Story
Developing Women’s Football
The Development of Women’s Football in Cameroon
Coconut Football: A Bittersweet Relationship
For Women Only: Unique Issues for Women in Football
The Shine of Girls and Women in Brazilian Soccer: An Illustrated Story
Changing the Game
Game Changers: How Viktoria Berlin is Revolutionising Women’s Football in Germany
Boardroom to Bleachers: Representation and Societal Issues in Football
Football Fandom
Virtual Turnstiles: Barriers to Entry and Technological Gatekeeping in Women’s Football
Racism in Women’s Football
Fiction
Sidelines
Izzy’s Magical Soccer Adventure
Personal Stories
My Love is for the Red, Red, Rose
Three Goals That Changed Me
Football. Bloody Hell
The Judging Panel
Over de auteur
Bonita Mersiades is the founder of Fair Play Publishing, the Football Writers’ Festival, and the Emerging Women Writers’ program. She has worked voluntarily and professionally in football, including as team manager of the Socceroos and Head of Corporate and Public Affairs for Football Australia, prior to which she worked in government and the non-profit health sectors. Bonita is recognised internationally as a FIFA whistleblower who called-out FIFA for corruption and questionable business practices prior to the FIFA arrests in May 2015. She has written and presented extensively on football issues for organisations and publications in UK, Europe, North and South America and Asia. She has twice presented to the European Parliament on football governance and corruption issues advocating for, inter alia, a world sport anti-corruption agency.
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