Football Follies: Featuring the Struggles of Female Soccer Players Internationally

Authors

Jen R. Wisniewski, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Abstract

Female soccer players face social, economic, and cultural discrimination both in the United States and around the world. Men's soccer teams receive social and financial bonuses while women's teams are left with second-rate fields, equipment, budgets, and options. This paper cites various studies on women's soccer teams in Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Israeli, and even the United States in order to document how female soccer players still face injustice and hardship in order to continue playing the sport they love.

Recommended Citation

Wisniewski, Jen R.. "Football Follies: Featuring the Struggles of Female Soccer Players Internationally." The Downtown Review. Vol. 3. Iss. 1 (2016) .
Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/tdr/vol3/iss1/1