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Old 07-23-2004, 10:52 AM   #18
DanaC
We have to go back, Kate!
 
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*chuckles* indeed

In the UK sports are very divided along gender lines. Football is played by both but the women's game gets no real following, it's really only the traditional football leagues and clubs which attract popular attention and theyre male. The biggest sporting events in the UK and Europe are almost always male with the possible exception of tennis. Meanwhile the games traditionally seen as obvious womens' games such as netball or lacrosse are very much relegated to the school team in people's perceptions.....( in the UK a "school team" means children playing, not superfit well trained athletes who are watched by millions)
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