Wednesday's front page: So much for the legacy TomorrowsPapersToday Latest from poppyeh as Government refuses to ensure all girls can play football at school
in Hackney, London, for women and non-binary players. Griffin returned to the game in June 2021 after 15 years on the sidelines – and says she has never been so strongly “behind an English team” as with Sarina Wiegman’s women at the Euros. “It made me incredibly happy. It’s a really special time,” she says.
At the end of the England-Sweden match on 26 July, football commentator Ian Wright, said: “If girls are not allowed to play football just like the boys can, in their PE, after this tournament, then what are we doing? We’ve got to make sure that they are able to play…this is the proudest I’ve ever felt of any England side.”– to encourage more women and girls back into the sport.
Renewed focus on girls’ football opportunities has also revealed gender disparities at a grassroots level.girls are having to shell out at least £50 a month to play for some Premier League football clubsThe father of a teenage girl who plays for Crystal Palace’s junior team said the family paid a £50 direct debit each month for his daughter’s training, while the boys team played for free.
In its School Sport and Activity Action Plan published in 2019, the Government said it would “work to set targets for an increase in children’s physical activity levels, with particular regard to girls’ participation levels.”
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