Opinion

I am a female Christian footballer - here is why the game is important

By 2023-07-24T08:30:00

Charlotte Lynch

Footballer Charlotte Lynch talks about championing girls in sports and beyond.

I joined my very first football team when I was 11 – but it wasn’t a girls team. My mum asked my brother’s coach if I could be included in the squad as there were no girls teams in the area. She fought for me to participate in those training sessions as an equal. 

This was the beginning of my journey- I’ve gone on to play for Millwall and Leyton Orient, and I’m also a sports journalist and football content creator. It’s given me so many opportunities that I wouldn’t have otherwise had.

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