Stories from our community of players, coaches, staff and partners
Se fusionan conocimientos y esfuerzos para ser agentes de cambio en la salud sexual integral de las niñas y mujeres en el fútbol, creando contenido innovador. Después de muchos años de vivencias, experiencias, estudios y mucha exploración de cada una de las partes en sus ámbitos académicos y deportivos; Chicas Unidas y Sofía Parisí se unen para generar programas únicos que permitirán aportar a la rama formativa del fútbol.
“ I think visibility and representation in sport is incredibly important. It’s not only important but necessary. It is necessary so that the next generation can see they have opportunity and a place in an often male dominated structure.”
Girls United won the Tampox Tax grant allowing us to create a bespoke “Trailblazer” programmes - to support more female students within the school to play football - across 5 new venues in partnership with Fulham Football Club.
We interviewed Greer-Aylece, Girls United coach, on the partnership.
MUJERES MARCANDO LA CANCHA ha generado una nueva imagen de conexión en el mundo del fútbol femenino pero también del fútbol formativo. Se creó con la finalidad de dar un espacio de comunicación, reflexión e innovación con temáticas que nos permiten entender las complejidades y similitudes del ser humano en el ámbito deportivo.
Girls United and Charter School North Dulwich partnered to create a bespoke Trailblazer programme to support more female students within the school to play football. The aim was to play football and provide active workshops for players and role models from the school.
Manchester City and Scottish International midfielder Caroline Weir becomes Girls United’s newest Global Ambassador, with the aim of helping create more opportunities for girls to get involved in football.
Girls United and Fulham FC Foundation partner up to create a schools league in South London and inspire girls to play football with female coaches as role models.
After a 10 year professional football career, Velarde joins GU to revolutionise women’s football training with her knowledge of female physiology, Ayurveda and functional training.
Over 16 teams and 150 girls take part in Girls United’s schools football league in South London.
Ana is not only a coach but a player for Dulwich Hamlet FC who works on our “Trailblazer” programmes, focused on providing female role models to support our sessions and schools leagues. Read about her experience.
The Girls United team win the student Community Action award, supported by Mayor of London, for #FindYourGame in the King’s Civic Challenge.
We have signed Vero Boquete as our newest Girls United Global Ambassador. We believe that together we can keep helping girls around the world, making football more accessible and empowering them to succeed.
The growing world of women's football is full of inspiring stories and role models. Girls United’s Play Like a Girl event series was created so that we can hear from those who have paved the way before us and support those who are storming through the barriers.
Jackie Bushell from the FA in England came to Girls United Mexico to give 15 girls the opportunity to become FA Level 1 accredited coaches. She writes about her experience saying, “I have to say it’s been one of the best experiences of my life - I love coach education and supporting people develop, but this group has blown me away.”
When recently publishing the profiles of their Ballon d’Or nominated players, European powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais opened their description of Amandine Henry with the words: ‘it is rather rare to find defensive players leave with the prize, or [to] even be named in the finalists, despite their crucial roles on the field.’ Indeed, one quick glance at the shortlist proves the bias towards attacking players with two big exceptions being defensive duo Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard, also of Lyon and both well regarded for their ability to get forward as well as their defensive prowess.
Ballon d'Or: who deserves it in 2019? Megan Scott dives into some of the favourites and controversies of this year’s winner, find out more before the awards ceremony on Dec 2nd, 2019.
While the title of greatest footballer is always going to be a subjective point of contention, it is simultaneously proving increasingly frustrating and imperative to make strides in awarding those deserving rather than those most known.
From the beautiful lagoon, dancing salsa at 3am, delicious local food from friendly faces and serving a meaningful cause - Bacalar is a place of dreams.
This summer was anticipated by many to be the turning point in women’s football history with the 2019 Women’s World Cup garnering more viewers and coverage than ever before. While the women’s football movement grew across the globe, we wanted our Girls United club players from the small town of Bacalar to be able to experience this phenomenon. Mari, Luiza, Melissa and Kim were sponsored by Adidas, Equal Playing Field, ADFP Global and our Crowdfunder supporters to travel to Lyon and London, leaving their home town for the first time in their lives.
Our U15s played their first match on May 23rd and did so brilliantly! A well deserved win, including 3 screamers from Rachel.
The Chicas Unidas Bacalar Club fought hard against vastly more experienced opposition in a competitive friendly against the Chicas Unidas Miguel Hidalgo Community Club, in a game that featured no less than nine goals.
Eventual winners Miguel Hidalgo started strongly with 3 goals in the first ten minutes from their powerful forward, but by half-time our Bacalar Club grew in confidence to make it a more competitive second half.
A great team move was finished with a fantastic left-footed strike from wide midfielder Luisa before central striker Melissa finished from a quick counter attack to bring the game back to a tight 3-2 scoreline. With the midday heat intensifying, Miguel Hidalgo took advantage of the option to rotate players, bringing more experienced players from their Liga Rapido squad, which ultimately made the difference, as they extended their lead further by 3 goals. Chicas Unidas scored a late consolation goal with the final kick of the game, concluding the match with a 6-3 win for the hosts.
Despite the final scoreline the Bacalar Club can be very proud of their performance against considerably older opponents, who in some cases were more than double their age. A rematch awaits in when Miguel Hidalgo travel to Bacalar in April.
