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Soccer above all? Analysis of academic and vocational education among female soccer players in the German women's Bundesliga and 2nd women's Bundesliga
The aim of this article is to analyze the vocational or academic educational careers of professional female soccer players.
Germany as a natural experiment for the future of women’s soccer
Applying policy feedback theory and econometric analysis, this volume explores the lasting impact of different regimes of gender discrimination on the development of women’s soccer in Germany.
The History and Process of Development of the Korean Women's Soccer : Comparison with the U.S.’s Women’s Soccer
This study did a comparative analysis of the history and development process of the Korean vs. American women's soccer.
National teams in Women’s Soccer World Cup from 1991 to 2015: participation, performance and competitiveness
The aim of this study was to analyze national teams in Women’s World Cup from 1991 to 2015 regarding their participation, performance and competitiveness.
Exploring determinants of international transfers of women soccer players in Portuguese football
In this article, the author collected all transfers from the two seasons with the most records in Portugal (the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons) and analyzed transfer movements.
A new hope? FIFA 2.0, FIFA Women’s Football Strategy, and event bidding for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
This paper interrogates the conjunctural politics of the FWWC23 competitive bid process, exploring the unique ways in which FIFA shapes, influences, and controls event bidding for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
FIFA Women’s Football Strategy: 2018 – 2027
This links to the FIFA Women’s Football strategy for 2018-2027.
The Incompatibility of Motherhood and Professional Women's Football in England
This article offers an examination of the gender-specific needs of women as professional footballers, focusing specifically on the distinctive aspect of maternity policy.
Policy, political and economic determinants of the evolution of competitive balance in the FIFA women’s football World Cups
This article is interested in the evolution of competitive balance in the FIFA women’s football World Cups over the 1991–2019 period. It aims to identify the policy, political and economic determinants of this evolution.
The way out? African players’ migration to Scandinavian women’s football
This article looks at the ways in which the African context is reflected in African female footballers’ motives for migrating to Scandinavia.
Towards Equal Rights in the Global Game? FIFA’s Strategy for Women’s Football as a Tightly Bounded Institutional Innovation
This article examines the FIFA women’s football strategy through a feminist institutionalist approach and offers insights into the bounded model of change endorsed by the Women’s Football Strategy.
Integrated women's football teams can attract larger stadium crowds
This article examines whether integrated women’s football teams (which may benefit from brand spillover effects, among other things) attracts larger crowds to their stadiums through empirical analysis.
She kicks: The state of competitive balance in the top five women's football leagues in Europe
This paper analyses competitive balance in the 'top five' women's football leagues in Europe longitudinally between 1997/98 and 2018/19.
The road to excellence in women’s football: a retrospective cohort study over the last 30 years with Swiss national players
This study examines the training (age at club entry, hours in club practice, free play, other sports) and environmental characteristics (popularity, media coverage, school and parental support) influencing the development of female Swiss national team players in elite football over a three-decade period
Bolivian women as professional footballers:the voice and the feminism of the karimachus
In this article they interview Bolivian women’s footballers and explore their experiences. Despite a league being formed in 1993, but the formal acknowledgement of Bolivian women’s football was much latter.
The Antinational Game? An Exploration of Women’s Soccer in Latin America
A book chapter exploring the development of women’s football in Latin America generally.
Women's transnational migration through football: Possibilities, responsibilities, and respectability in Ghana
An article examining the experiences of Ghanian women’s footballers and migration to play football in Europe.
Programme-level determinants of women's international football performance
This article examines factors influencing national team success for women’s football. This includes various governance, development, and investment issues to consider.
The History of Women’s Football
Learn more about the history of women’s football in this book.