Back in 1966, when England (men) beat West Germany (men) in the World Cup, women in both countries were banned from playing football. Not merely discouraged, or belittled, or mocked… but actually banned! In 1921 the FA had voted to ban women from playing on Football League grounds, because “the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged”. After nearly half a century, in 1969, the Women's FA was formed; two years later the FA lifted its ban. Sunday’s final was watched by 87,192 people at Wembley (a record) and the TV audience peaked at 17.4 million (another record)…
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