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Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football

Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football

Feb 12, 2021 | Lives

Paving the way for transgenders in professional football

Ballon d’Or at the presidential palace

Ballon d’Or at the presidential palace

Oct 11, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

On this day, 11th October, in 2005, football star George Weah ran for the office of president of Liberia.

Ebru Köksal: Leading Football Forward

Ebru Köksal: Leading Football Forward

Sep 5, 2020 | Lives

For decades, football was seen as a white male dominant industry.

Thomas Hitzlsperger: Coming out for inclusion

Thomas Hitzlsperger: Coming out for inclusion

Aug 27, 2020 | Lives

Thomas Hitzlsperger came out as an openly gay man.

When the ball can be heard

When the ball can be heard

Aug 4, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

On this day in 1946 Hans Laurenzen and Sett Randlem pioneered Goalball. But football for the visually impaired has older historical roots.

Football fights Alzheimer with Memories

Football fights Alzheimer with Memories

May 4, 2020 | Stories

In Football Memories, elderly people living with Alzheimer get an opportunity to meet one other and engage with their shared heritage in a positive way.

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  • Mara Gómez at practice (Photo from Instagram with permission). Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football

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