Football is for boys?
The Official Manchester United Podcast
Manchester United
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a special podcast with Helen Evans, celebrating women in football.
In this podcast you’ll hear some amazing stories from fans, both local and worldwide, who have been following United for decades. You’ll also hear from individuals working in sport who tell us what Manchester United means to them, as well as how the industry can continue to improve for everyone.
United's women's team play at Old Trafford again on Saturday 25th March 2023, and you can still get tickets here.
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Fans
Maureen Pelham, Kim Burdett, Alina Akbar, Munha Lucky, Zeinab Fawaz, Carly Lyes, Janet Talbot, Joan Pearson, Eleanor Christine Long and Sue Moore.
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Katie Zelem, Marc Skinner, Polly Bancroft, Wes Brown, Erik Ten Hag, Alessia Russo, Ella Toone, Mary Earps, Jack Butland, Fred and Diogo Dalot.
Sports Media
Pien Meulensteen and Siobhan Chamberlain.
Producer: Nick Thomson
Executive Producer: Scott Martin
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| 0:00.0 | And he always said to me, brother, |
| 0:02.8 | don't take the football. |
| 0:04.4 | They weren't even born when I was going to Europe. |
| 0:07.5 | It's mostly middle-dominated. |
| 0:09.8 | They think that football is funny for me. |
| 0:13.0 | And I just used to turn to myself and listen, mate. |
| 0:15.7 | I've been abroad watching United more than you've been all traffic. |
| 0:19.2 | A lot of the lads in, to be honest, |
| 0:21.3 | more so the parents used to shout stick from the side |
| 0:24.0 | and we shouldn't have a girl on your team. |
| 0:25.9 | It didn't really feel like the environment would go like that. |
| 0:29.5 | Whether you're male, female, gay, white, black, |
| 0:32.8 | blue, pink, green, we welcome them all. |
| 0:36.1 | We're family. |
| 0:37.1 | It's that thing you can't put your finger on with this football club. |
| 0:41.1 | It's just special. |
| 0:44.1 | Welcome to a special podcast with me, Helen Evans, |
| 0:47.6 | celebrating women in football. |
| 0:50.0 | I'll be talking to our fans here in the UK and around the world. |
| 0:54.3 | I actually just chose to come to England because of my United, |
| 0:57.6 | but don't tell my parents that. |
| 1:00.0 | Players passed and present. |
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