Forgotten Heroines Posts

10. January 2024 / Europe

Author: Helge Faller (the following articles covers the interwar period of women’s football in Austria…

24. August 2023 / Africa

Author: Walter Nkiwi; work in progress There is no gainsaying that the most popular sport…

24. January 2023 / Europe

Author: Adam Beaumont Malta’s footballing history is as deep as you would expect from a…

17. September 2022 / Africa

Author: Wycliffe W. Simyu Njororai Humble beginnings The quest to establish the earliest exact date…

16. August 2022 / Africa

Author: Ernest Yeboah Acheampong While the history of women’s football is told in many countries…

27. July 2022 / Europe

Author: Sandrine Wyndrich The acclaimed oldest football in the world was discovered in Scotland and…

21. May 2022 / Europe

Author: Adam Beaumont While measures such as the WEF Index for gender equality are criticised,…

26. January 2022 / Europe

Author: Sandrine Wyrich The 2014 FIFA Puskás Award went to James Rodriguez, but, frankly, the…

5. January 2022 / Caribbean

Author: Sascha Düerkop Probably, the first ever female professional football player was Jamaican: Beverly Ranger.…

7. December 2021 / Africa

Author: Chuka Onwumechili The cultural challenges that women face in sports that have been designated…