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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Graeme McGarry

Time to stop comparing women’s football to men’s game and enjoy it for what makes it unique

Alessia Russo's backheel goal for England against Sweden has already become an iconic moment for fans of their national side.

IT can be dangerous ground for any man, particularly one who does not habitually follow women’s football, to wade in with his tuppence worth when the women’s game is in the news. At worst, you have the plethora of Neanderthalic takes about female goalkeepers, and at best, even the well-intentioned can come across as condescending.

With that in mind, like the most self-assured mansplainers of social media, I’ll plough ahead in any case.

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