Ripped From The Headlines, the game that changed soccer

Impact of women sports especially soccer. The women UCL game and the impact it left in people's minds which improved the view of society on women sports

1. “The Game That Changed Football” That is soccer for the rest of you folks

2. MAR 30, 2022

3. Who is Involved? UEFA Women's Champions League Teams Club management from all soccer teams FIFA

4. Historical Background To provide some context to why this is a major milestone in female sport attendance as a whole:

5. Historical Background

6. How Does This Impact The World? It sets a precedent to the quality of females in sports It allows a bigger platform to female athletes, not only in soccer but in all sports It promotes female sports to a larger audience It raises the spirit of female athletes and gives hope to the future of their respective sports

7. Social Justice Framework Feminism: A belief that women and men are inherently of equal worth. Feminist Theory Challenges that social life is pervasively gendered and patriarchal Critically examines how sports reproduce patriarchy through physicality, sexuality, and the body

8. Why is this Interesting? I have always loved soccer as a sport and growing up it was the main sport that I had always watched I have only recently started watching women soccer due to the Women’s World Cup back in 2020 This topic was specifically one that challenged the idea that there is an inherent difference between men and women sports, even if it had just ended there.

9. Further Information What was different about this Quarter Final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League? How was the event promoted differently? What is the average attendance of soccer games after that game?

10. Suggestion for Improvement This was an improvement of its own league However, clubs should help promote their female teams like they promote their male teams Even though revenue will not be the same in the growing phase, this match proved that there is higher potential for female sports in a world dominated by male sports

11. Suggestion for Improvement The media should start promoting female events more One of the main reasons this event was possible was due to media promotion, not only on the club’s social media networks but on Europe’s news as well

12. Suggestion for Improvement Last but not least, other sports need to promote the same spirit that was around the female ‘El Clasico’ This is a rivalry between two huge soccer clubs, even though it was nurtured by the male counterparts , it grew into the female sports world as well

13. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/mar/30/barcelona-v-real-madrid-womens-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-live https://askwonder.com/research/comparison-women-s-men-s-professional-sports-attendance-u5ao26gys