{"id":10359,"date":"2012-10-23T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=10359"},"modified":"2012-10-23T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T15:39:50","slug":"the-future-of-womens-football-vox-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/23\/the-future-of-womens-football-vox-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Women\u2019s Football: Vox Pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10770\" title=\"Active_5_Football_Big_EP\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10770\" title=\"Active_5_Football_Big_EP\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_5_Football_Big_EP-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Olympics has popularised women\u2019s football but for a local Cardiff team it\u2019s just another year in a lifetime of dedication.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Meredith set up a five-a-side team eight years ago. Frustrated by the mixed teams, and the unreliability of the ladies\u2019 teams, Maria\u2019s group takes a more relaxed approach to football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played in a mixed team for a little while,\u201d said Maria, \u201cbut unfortunately the men didn&#8217;t regard the female players as sporting equals. I&#8217;ve always stressed to newcomers that it&#8217;s about enjoying football, and I don&#8217;t think you need to be over competitive or physical to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With both competitive and recreational teams it seems Cardiff might be at the forefront of a rise in a female version of the beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympics has popularised women\u2019s football but for a local Cardiff team it\u2019s just another year in a lifetime of dedication. Maria Meredith set up a five-a-side team eight years ago. 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