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Women’s football shouldn’t have to copy a men’s game that isn’t working – just look at Ted Lasso | Karen Dobres

The rapid professionalisation of woman’s football has brought money and status. But copying the structures and culture of the male game risks undermining what made it distinct Karen Dobres is the author of Pitch Invasion: My Story as a Woman on a Football Club Board The fourth season of the critically acclaimed football drama Ted Lasso has taken a surprising twist. The show’s writers have decided to have their hero c

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The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
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21 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC
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Karen Dobres
Section
Women's football
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The rapid professionalisation of woman’s football has brought money and status. But copying the structures and culture of the male game risks undermining what made it distinct Karen Dobres is the author of Pitch Invasion: My Story as a Woman on a Football Club Board The fourth season of the critically acclaimed football drama Ted Lasso has taken a surprising twist. The show’s writers have decided to have their hero c
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    Women’s football shouldn’t have to copy a men’s game that isn’t working – just look at Ted Lasso | Karen Dobres

    The rapid professionalisation of woman’s football has brought money and status. But copying the structures and culture of the male game risks undermining what made it distinct Karen Dobres is the author of Pitch Invasion: My Story as a Woman on a Football Club Board The fourth season of the critically acclaimed football drama Ted Lasso has taken a surprising twist. The show’s writers have decided to have their hero c

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  • publisher category Women's football rss-category
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