‘Gorgeous goal getters’: 1970s media coverage of ‘soccerettes’ was filled with patronising sleaze
- Written by Marion Stell, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
The Daily Telegraph, September 4 1975. Author providedIn the lead-in to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, it is revealing to look back on the media coverage of women’s international soccer to measure how far attitudes have shifted for today’s Matildas.
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