UP335 The Lionesses, 'Open Doors' and the reality of being a woman in football

"With men, with FIFA, you will find open doors. Just push the doors. They are open." That was Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, in the run up to last Sunday's Women's World Cup final between England's Lionesses and La Roja, Spain's national team, the tournament winners. But how open are those doors, really? New research from Women in Football sheds light on the reality that lies below the rhetoric and PR spiel. In many ways, far from welcoming women in to football, the professional game remai...