But we also know that girls are twice as likely to have confidence on and off the field if they play sports regularly. I made my mom be my soccer coach when I was younger because I was so scared and shy. I got more and more confident and put everything into it. I could express myself on the soccer field. That was my home.

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It seems almost churlish to mention it at this precise moment in time. England have, after all, just recorded what is probably their finest ever result. The concerns that followed a slightly sluggish performance in their opening win against Austria already seem like a distant memory. But while the performances of the England team at this tournament have been obviously impressive, questions have been asked about the ethnic make-up of this team. The England team that started the Norway match was entirely white. This was the same against Austria, with all three of the substitutes introduced during that match also Caucasian.


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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Manchester City and England international Demi Stokes believes women's football can do much more to increase the number of black players playing professionally. Stokes says football, and society in general, is "waking up" to issues of racism and is encouraging people to continue challenging and having "difficult conversations". The left-back, who was part of England's World Cup squad last summer, says she has never been subject to any racism as a professional but did experience it in her first ever match as a young player. Reflecting on the issue of racism in sport and society, Stokes told Sky Sports News : "It's always been there, it's not like it just cropped up.



Washington Redskins player Albert Haynesworth has been indicted on one charge of sexual abuse after a Feb. She was trying to get with me. Oh my.