You'd be hard-pressed to find a sportswoman in the newspaper back pages at the moment. During the football World Cup every four years, sportswomen, already covered far less than the men in the mainstream media, have an even bigger battle on their hands to have their achievements...
[caption id="attachment_635" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Jamaica's Reggae Girlz face their biggest test yet at a World Cup qualification tournament in Trinidad & Tobago (c) Jamaica Reggae Girlz Facebook page[/caption] No Caribbean team has ever qualified for a Women's World Cup. Enter the Reggae Girlz. After a six year...
The football World Cup is awfully male-centred, isn't it? A flick through the country's newspaper back pages and you would think sportswomen didn't exist around about this time every four years. But they do; and they are still achieving phenomenal feats for often a fraction of the...
[caption id="attachment_588" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Could Jamaica be the first Caribbean nation to qualify for a Women's Football World Cup? (c) Jamaican Football Federation website[/caption] The island of Jamaica has long been known for punching above its weight. In a country of just 2.9 million people, it has...
Some stats for you: women footballers are up to eight times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than male footballers. Injury prevention exercises can bring about a 64% decrease in the likelihood of ACL tears. There seems to be a decent chunk of...
[caption id="attachment_513" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Charlton Athletic Women FC captain Kim Dixson is one of six players at the club in rehab for an ACL injury (c) CAWFC[/caption] Sportswomen are up to eight times more likely to suffer ACL (knee) injuries than sportsmen. As discussed in my previous...
[caption id="attachment_487" align="aligncenter" width="656"] England forward Ellen White is yet to play a competitive game for new club Notts County after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her knee (c) UEFA website[/caption] I've played football since I was five years old and over the years I've seen...
[caption id="attachment_460" align="aligncenter" width="700"] "Boxing is addictive and I’m hooked. I love every aspect of it," says England's latest boxing sensation Carly Ogogo (c) ABAE website[/caption] Being a boxer is hard enough without having the weight of expectation from a successful family name too. But Carly Ogogo,...
[caption id="attachment_429" align="aligncenter" width="599"] England's most capped footballer Rachel Yankey, who set-up the Rachel Yankey Football Academy for young people, features on the 2014 Black List (c) Arsenal Ladies Twitter account[/caption] For me, the football Black List is a celebration. A recognition of achievement. A source...