This week I'm back on home turf, talking about football with a guest you wouldn't want to mess around with on the pitch.

J.J. Robler is a referee and a rising talent in the game. Though she's just five foot free, JJ has a presence on the pitch that's hard to ignore.

She's also one of the few female Muslim referees in the country.

But blazing the trail hasn't been easy.

JJ's had to earn the respect of her players.

The coach comes.

I was like, going to be a referee today.

And he was like, hmm, are you sure? I was like, yeah, I'm sure. I'm wearing a referee kit. Why would I wear a referee kit for fun? He called another guy and the other coach. She said, she's going to be the referee. And my sisters are on the side, yeah? They're like, good luck, Jo-J.

Was they worried for you?

They were so worried.

I'm so small.

They're huge, the park is huge, everything was like. I swear, the guys, even though they looked so buzzled, they let me do it. JJ tells me about Somalia where it all began

and why she hopes the strides she's making today

will impact a generation of girls to come.

I'm Ian Wright. about Somalia where it all began and why she hopes the strides she's making today will impact a

generation of girls to come. I'm Ian Wright and from something else, this is everyday people.

Somalia has the second largest coastline. It's just summer all year round. They have the most beautiful beaches ever.

Do you know how now in the UK is Monday to Friday, you go to school?

Right.

In Somalia, you're off on a Friday and Saturday.

So everyone would go and meet at the beach.

That's literally the link up.

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