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The history of women's football: everything you wanted to know

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The Unofficial Women's World Cup of 1971: A Turning Point for Women's Football

This chapter delves into the 1971 unofficial Women's World Cup in Mexico, highlighting its importance in the history of women's football in Britain. It examines the contrasting growth of women's leagues globally and FIFA's restrictive measures that hindered the sport's development for twenty years.

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