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Football is a sport that draws millions of fans all over the world, especially in Europe and South America, where it is the true 'king of sports'. It is a sport that is now being played more and more by women who some time ago challenged the unfounded cliché that football is for men.

Indeed, women's football over the last few years has really grown, to the point that today it has over thirty million players all over the world. Furthermore, this growth is not only quantitative, but is also noticeable in the international recognition it has attained.

For example, in 1991 the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) organised the first World Championship and five years later, in 1996, the Atlanta Olympic Games opened the way to women's football (the final drew a seventy-six thousand strong crowd); likewise, in 2002, the World Under-19s took place for the first time, also organised by FIFA.

As regards our country, the Principality of Catalonia has been a pioneer in women's football: in 1914 the first team was founded. However, the real driver did not come until the 1970s, a few years before the end of the Franco dictatorship, at a time when it was not at all well thought of that girls play football.