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You have to stand there against people who are probably not supporting women's football and tell them you need more money. That, in itself, takes a lot of guts. At that point, it wasn't easy to win people over.

— Rachel Yankey

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I hope people will look at women’s football as the norm.

We all have fears. And it takes a lot to be brave, be confident, and talk about it. And you never know what it may lead to.

It's looking positive, but it's probably a similar thing with both the men and women's team, they need to have a stronger mentality of knowing they have to win.

There are many things you can get out of football that you can take into the world of work.

How that will inspire so many young girls and boys to talk about women's football and make it the norm.

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