Women’s Football

Women have been playing football as long as the game exists. In the twentieth century Europe, French women played this game as part of Era’s folk festival. They believed that this goddess brought prosperity to the people. That is why they had a festival to worship her, with dances and games. During World War I it became popular in large scale, but it was banned in England and Scotland. Since then, women’s football has been forgotten.






But we watched the revival of the women’s game in the sixties. Lots of championships were created, like the Women’s World Cup. National and International competitions have been growing and helping many good players to became recognized.






FIFA awards the best football players every year and Marta, a Brazilian player, won this prize twice. Marta plays in a Swedish team, and like her, many other girls need to go abroad to play professionally. They dream about the day that women’s football will be recognized in Brazil and they won’t need to go abroad anymore.




Nowadays, women’s football has become professional and it is growing in popularity and participation. However, there is a lot of prejudice. In Brazil, like many other countries, a little importance has been given to the sport. But this is changing, new laws and championships are being creating to stimulate it. So, take your ball and let’s play!



Isabela Souza de Paula