FIFA: "Cultural barriers have fallen and girls can play football anywhere" (B. Henriques, FFF)

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B. Henriques (FFF) and F. Samoura (FIFA), on 24/08/2018 - ©  FIFA

"With this organisation of the Women's World Cup in France, we hope that we can give a good illustration of what can happen in a country, where ten years ago, nobody cared or believed in women's football. A country, where it was really hard to find a club for a girl to play football. Now, the cultural barriers have fallen and girls can play...

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B. Henriques (FFF) and F. Samoura (FIFA), on 24/08/2018 - ©  FIFA

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