Welcome to Moving the Goalposts, the Guardian’s new (and free) women’s football newsletter. Here’s an extract from this week’s edition. To receive the full version once a week, just pop your email in below.
It all began with a WhatsApp group. When repeated attempts to join men’s five-a-sides were knocked back, Romaney Pinnock decided to take matters into her own hands. “I put every woman I know in Cape Town into a group. I said I’m starting a football club.” It was in this moment that Badgers Academy was born.
