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Integration between Women’s and Men’s Football Clubs: A Comparison between Brazil, China and Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Despite an increasing interest from media and fans, one of the challenges women’s football currently faces is the lack of resources to sustain its growth at both grassroots and elite levels. To cope with this issue, National Associations (NAs) of various
Peng, Qi   +2 more
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Relative age effect and age of peak performance: an analysis of women's football players in the Olympic games (1996-2016)

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2021
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative age effect and the age of peak performance of women's football players who participated in the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2016.
Júlia Barreira   +2 more
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A body and a dream at a vital conjuncture: Ghanaian youth, uncertainty and the allure of football [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article investigates the rationale leading growing numbers of West African males to pursue a career in professional football, by taking the particular case of male youth in Accra and exploring how and why they are drawn into the football industry ...
James Esson (1251066)   +2 more
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Is gender a competitive balance driver? Evidence from Scandinavian football

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2018
Research question: Women’s football is more popular than ever, but it still has much smaller attendance than men’s football. Rottenberg’s uncertainty of outcome hypothesis suggests a relationship between competitive balance and attendance.
Morten Kringstad
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Beyond women : the coming challenges for gender equity in Brazilian football

open access: yes, 2022
The growth of women’s football around the world is indisputable. From sport mega-events such as the 2019 FIFA World Cup hosted by France, to the increase of local competitions, each day we see more opportunities for women and girls to participate in the ...
Knijnik, Jorge D. (R14641), Costa, Ana
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Women’s football studies: an integrative review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose of this paper: Women’s football has received increasing attention in the academic literature, partly due to its growing popularity worldwide. However, women’s football research remains scattered across numerous academic domains.
Morrow, Stephen; id_orcid   +3 more
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Injuries in women’s football: A systematic review of the research [PDF]

open access: yesSport - Nauka i Praksa, 2019
Women’s football is striving to become the most popular women’s team sport, as is the case with men’s football. Women’s football in the Republic of Serbia is practically in its initial stages, although lately there has been a greater interest among young
Stanković Mima
doaj   +1 more source

The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football

open access: yesBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Objectives To report the incidence and burden of concussion in elite English football; and to compare between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic).Methods Concussion injuries in men’s and
Charlotte Cowie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women’s Football Subculture of Misogyny: The Escalation to Online Gender-Based Violence

open access: yes, 2023
Given the worldwide growth of women’s football and its presence on social media, it is essential to explore and understand fan attitudes and culture. This article focuses on how fans react to the increased exposure of women sports professionals on social
Fenton, A.   +11 more
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Comparison of Home Advantage between Level 1 and Level 2 in Women’s Football Leagues

open access: yesJournal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education, 2020
Professional sports teams derive an advantage from playing at home; this phenomenon is known as home advantage. The aim of this study was to compare the magnitude of home advantage between levels 1 and 2 of women’s football leagues.
Werlayne Leite, Richard Pollard
doaj   +1 more source

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