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reached the finals of the European Championships . A wannabe goth, my football experience was limited to ducking whenever the ‘popular boys’ decided on a game of penalties within a 10-metre radius of where I happened to be eating lunch. The thought of having to kick a stray ball back to a group of boys –Fast-forward 12 years; I'm stood on a table with a glass of rosé in one hand and my dog in the other, belting ‘Sweet Caroline’ as a few regulars at my local pub stare on in amazement.
If you confessed to supporting a team, you could expect to be interrogated about everything from the players' eye colours to their preferred deodorant brands – to determine whether you were a “true” fan. If you fancied your chances on the pitch, you might expect to be called “mannish” or even – shock horror – a lesbian. And as Ian Wright pointed out, we weren't allowed to play the sport in P.E, which didn't exactly help matters.
The relentless positivity of the 2022s Euros was felt across the country. In group chats, bars, and living rooms, people of all genders came together to root for one team – and most of us managed to do it without getting drunk and disorderly. This time, jokes about women's goalkeeping abilities just didn't fly . If you wanted to find a mate to grumble with about “women's football,” you were firmly in the minority.
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