This small-town team in Sweden was a women’s soccer powerhouse. Then Europe’s big clubs took over
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Umea IK's Downfall: Sweden’s Former Powerhouse Battle To Survive In New Women’s Football Era
Now Umea is adjusting to its new status in women's soccer — languishing in Sweden's second division, playing before average attendances of around 400 spectators, and battling debts

This small-town team in Sweden was a women’s soccer powerhouse. Then Europe’s big clubs took over
A transformation of women’s soccer in Europe is well under way. The elite, big-money clubs already established in the men’s game such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea have begun pouring money, resources and extra focus into their women’s teams and are taking over.
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