When the Lionesses lifted the Euros trophy in Trafalgar Square the crowd roared with delight.
It was an iconic moment; not only had football finally come home after 56 years, but also some long-awaited respect and a shift in attitude toward females playing ‘the beautiful game.’
However, when Marrie Wieczorek, 65, from Middlesbrough, played football 40 years earlier, at a time when it wasn’t exactly the done thing - and she was subjected to jeers, instead of cheers.
