Football is Fab!

Not just boys play football in Britain; there are also many girls' clubs. Emma joined the school team last year. Here’s what she says:

I play football with my cousins and joined the school team because I really love this sport. We train three times a week after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6, but the matches are always on Saturday mornings. Our football kit is blue and white, the same colours as our school uniform. I play in defence but sometimes I score goals (my nickname is ‘Em the Gem’) …it’s great because all the girls are happy and we jump and scream on the pitch! Our team is actually quite good and we often win! My favourite actress is Keira Knightley because she’s one of the heroines in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’, a ¬ film about girls playing football, I’ve got an enormous poster of her on the wall in my bedroom. I want to play for the FA Women’s Super League when I’m older… why not for Arsenal Ladies Football Club? They’re the best!