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The existence of the women's game in Britain is hard-won. From being dismissed as nothing more than a sideshow novelty, through a continual tirade of ridicule, mockery and downright prejudice, it seems that women were destined to never play football in any seriousness. Girls Allowed charts the story of that struggle - from a theatre peculiarity, through bans, false dawns and discrimination, to today where women's football is the fastest growing sport in the world.
But — despite the ceremony and razzmatazz that is beginning to surround women's football in England, especially since the Lionesses won the European Championship in 2022, the contrast with Scotland is stark. There are only three fully professional teams in the country, meaning that many players have to hold down 'normal' jobs before even thinking about their football careers.
This book also examines the reality north of the border, where, despite Scotland's immense contribution to women's football on this island, for the majority of teams and players it still isn't plain sailing. For all the enormous strides that have been made, women's football is still the poor relation and needs all the historic grit, passion, determination and resilience of all involved - in some cases just to survive.
