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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Fleur Britten

Nike and UK designer Martine Rose promote unsung heroes of women’s football

An ad featuring Jess Grant, a mother and founder of the women’s, non-binary and trans team Spice Goals FC in Brighton.
An ad featuring Jess Grant, a mother and founder of the women’s, non-binary and trans team Spice Goals FC in Brighton. Photograph: Nike

It’s taken long enough for women football players to reach the kind of prominence that their male counterparts have enjoyed for decades, but according to the cult London-based menswear designer Martine Rose, there is much more work to do.

This week sees the launch of Rose’s second collaboration with Nike – a reimagined take on the Shox trainer, the Shox MR4, available from Thursday to coincide with the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022.

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