He Shoots, He Scores (a Fashion Faux Pas) ; the Terraces Used to Be Catwalks for Gladiatorial Fashion Now You Can't Go Anywhere Without Meeting a Fool in a Football Shirt
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A few years ago there was a rather brilliant contribution to the letters page of a national newspaper, the gist of which was that women's Olympic football was a completely alien game to the one we're used to (ie, the one played by men). 'They did not spit every two minutes,' wrote John Starkey from Stafford. 'They did not dive. They did not feign injury. There was no arguing with the referee. There was no deliberate effort to get an opposing player sent off.' Etc, etc.
I would imagine that these women were not the sort to wear their football shirts to restaurants, nightclubs or funerals, either.See the full content of this document
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He Shoots, He Scores (a Fashion Faux Pas) ; the Terraces Used to Be Catwalks for Gladiatorial Fashion Now You Can't Go Anywhere Without Meeting a Fool in a Football Shirt
When did it become socially acceptable to wear a football jersey so freely off the pitch? And I don't mean playing kickabout in the local car park or going down the pub with your mates. I mean everywhere, all the time, with impunity. It sounds ...
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