women soccer
RESEARCH PAPER:
SPORTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Women’s soccer has been greatly undermined through the years. When one talks of football, the men’s version quickly comes to mind and the female version seems non-existent to football lovers worldwide. Regarded as the lesser version of the men’s game, it is rarely mentioned or watched and very little hype arises when a women’s football tournament is ongoing.
There may be many reasons for such low recognition of the women’s game, most notable of which include the inferiority complex attached to the female gender that was largely dominant in the past and has since started becoming an inferior state of thinking in the modern day society. Empowerment of women in society has greatly influenced women’s soccer and its development as we shall see later on in this paper. It was also quite challenging to women that football was far and wide considered a “men’s game” giving little chance and resources to the development of female football players and women’s football itself
Another issue that has largely clouded the development of women’s football is the apparent lack of interest in women’s football from the relevant media houses, newspapers and sponsoring companies to boost women’s football to the public and in turn promote better turn out to football matches and as a result more income to better facilities for the developing sport. On the matter of low media exposure of women’s football, Brazilian National and five time consecutive women’s world player of the year, Marta had this to say: But the reason that women's football is still unknown is because it's not on television and not widely publicized for a wide majority of the leagues in the world.
Low turnout and lack of televising of the matches has led to low income from the matches played. This breed’s low morale in women to play the sport professionally as the female version does not have the allure of high salaries, sold out crowds, resounding fame and deals to work in
SPORTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Women’s soccer has been greatly undermined through the years. When one talks of football, the men’s version quickly comes to mind and the female version seems non-existent to football lovers worldwide. Regarded as the lesser version of the men’s game, it is rarely mentioned or watched and very little hype arises when a women’s football tournament is ongoing.
There may be many reasons for such low recognition of the women’s game, most notable of which include the inferiority complex attached to the female gender that was largely dominant in the past and has since started becoming an inferior state of thinking in the modern day society. Empowerment of women in society has greatly influenced women’s soccer and its development as we shall see later on in this paper. It was also quite challenging to women that football was far and wide considered a “men’s game” giving little chance and resources to the development of female football players and women’s football itself
Another issue that has largely clouded the development of women’s football is the apparent lack of interest in women’s football from the relevant media houses, newspapers and sponsoring companies to boost women’s football to the public and in turn promote better turn out to football matches and as a result more income to better facilities for the developing sport. On the matter of low media exposure of women’s football, Brazilian National and five time consecutive women’s world player of the year, Marta had this to say: But the reason that women's football is still unknown is because it's not on television and not widely publicized for a wide majority of the leagues in the world.
Low turnout and lack of televising of the matches has led to low income from the matches played. This breed’s low morale in women to play the sport professionally as the female version does not have the allure of high salaries, sold out crowds, resounding fame and deals to work in