Action Replay: Women’s Football Team Earn Roar of Approval
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“I had to play for the love of the game instead of money, and it gives you a different outlook – it makes you really enjoy what you’re doing. I’m grateful for that.” – Chelsea and England forward Eniola Aluko.Getting paid for playing football was not a priority for Williams. “I was never motivated by money,” she says. “I wanted to be an FA Cup finalist, I wanted to walk up the steps at Wembley. I wanted to win the league. I still only ever want to win trophies. No matter what happens to our game, money won’t be a motivation for me.” Fara Williams, 146 caps for England.http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/01/game-changers-england-women-football-team
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Below is the discussion so far. Feel free to add your own comments!Women's football is a joy to watch. Very skilful, and no cheating, diving or play-acting like in the men's game (well, very little anyway). And usually more goals.But it could be argued that the strong desire to win trophies that competitive sportspeople have, regardless of the money involved, i.e. the very thing that makes some sports so exciting to watch, is itself instilled by the competitive nature of capitalist society.My main fear for women's football is that the more popular it gets and the more the money men get their hands on it, the more it will become like the men's game.
The English football league season starts this weekend – apologies to Brighton/Notts Forest fans on the list – so I'll just leave this Robert Barltrop article from 1955 here:http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2015/08/looking-at-football-1955.html?m=0You can tell it's an article from back in the day, because Barltrop refers to Newcastle as a "big club". (Just thought I'd get that dig in. ) Quick football and politics related question. What will come first – Socialism or Hibs finally winning the Scottish Cup again? I think the odds are weighted in favour of the former, but what do I know? I think Man Utd will win the EPL this year.
Meanwhile, Liverpool's new manager Jurgen Klopp says he will not tolerate individuals veering away from his methods and demands total obedience. Players must feel they are ready to die in the game.Would athletes in a socialist society tolerate talk like that? Would they need a manager at all?
rodshaw wrote:Meanwhile, Liverpool's new manager Jurgen Klopp says he will not tolerate individuals veering away from his methods and demands total obedience. Players must feel they are ready to die in the game.Would athletes in a socialist society tolerate talk like that? Would they need a manager at all?Depends how they have chosen to organise themselves. In some situations (firefighting, operating a ship, warfare etc.) hierarchical control is the most efficient way to go about things. If this apply to sport I don't know, and probably don't care either…
imposs1904 wrote:You can tell it's an article from back in the day, because Barltrop refers to Newcastle as a "big club". (Just thought I'd get that dig in. )You don't happen to be a Mackem? Sounds like a Mackem dig, lol
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