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Football: Why Women Love It or Loathe It

Female soccer fans and players share their love of the sport

As the soccer World Cup comes to a climax, some French 'football widows' have gone to extreme lengths to avoid World Cup fever. Other female fans and players talk about their love of the game.

Also on the programme: A female physiotherapist for the Jamaican football team talks about being the only women among 22 men, in a very masculine environment. And in Iran, women are banned from watching football, even women's – do these restrictions stop them from being passionate about the sport?

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29 minutes

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project