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For Decades, the Football Association Discriminated Against Women

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A hundred years ago, women in sport were a horror to many. Sports historian Marianne Meier at the University of Bern says this: "Participation of women in sports activities was often classified as immoral, unaesthetic and indecent." This understanding of the role obviously also had the famous Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894: "The participation of women in public competitions does not belong. Their rol…
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A hundred years ago, women in sport were a horror to many. Sports historian Marianne Meier at the University of Bern says this: "Participation of women in sports activities was often classified as immoral, unaesthetic and indecent." This understanding of the role obviously also had the famous Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894: "The participation of women in public competitions does not belong. Their rol…

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infosperber broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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