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Everyone: Women's football is much more civilised
Extra-sensitive microphone picking up Canadian player: YOU FUCKING JUMPED INTO ME YOU TWAT #fifawwc #mastodonfc

OliverUv

@garius from what little I've seen (I'm not really into football) it at least seems like there's a whole lot less faking being hurt to cheat the referees in the women's tournament. So it does seem more civilized, to me.

@OliverUv in seriousness, was writing about that on here the other day.

There's WAY less drama like that, because players can't afford to be seen as 'weak' (as that's used by people to dismiss it as a sport).

With my Vice Chair of a Women's Football Club hat on, this is a blessing and a curse - means sometimes players don't admit/know that they are legit injured and gesture to looked at.

So it's a tricky balance.

@garius Interesting! Having injured myself with exercise before, and knowing how absolutely awful it is, that sounds like a very hard balance to have to strike.

@OliverUv yup.

a lot of it is helping players overcome YEARS of being just having to do it on the playground and beyond. But you can still see it as an issue even at WSL level.

@garius @OliverUv Less 'drama' compared to men's game is part of the appeal to me, although, from limited viewing experience, it seems to be creeping into to the elite women's game too sadly.

Men's lower non-league is similar plus a lot less dissent towards officials, prob as they're less entitled and have to pay own fines. The trick is finding sweet spot above park football where they're headcases and give no f*cks.