She can kick it!

“Hardly any sport is as emotionally charged as football—especially women’s football. It has been ridiculed, it has been banned. Even the German Football Association (DFB) wanted to protect women from this “rough sport” and, in 1955, prohibited its affiliated clubs from offering women’s football, stating: “In the struggle for the ball, feminine grace is lost.” It wasn’t until 1970 that the association lifted the ban. Today, women’s football is celebrated—almost everywhere in the world. Players like Megan Rapinoe from the USA have become icons, fighting for equality and against the sexualization of women’s bodies. They are role models for girls and effective ambassadors for advertising. Yet, there are still major disparities compared to the men’s game—whether in opportunities to play or in compensation. …”