"Then after 10 years I had some confidence and thought, 'I can play with a men's team'." From next season, they can compete in amateur men's teams up to the Tweede Divisie, a mere two tiers below the top flight Eredivisie. Of course, everything is faster and quicker than playing in a women's team, but it's not a big, big, difference." And in May, the KNVB announced that their research, surveys and interviews pointed to one thing: women can play in men's A teams. "Kids can have a dream to play in a men's team, not just a women's team," she adds.

Source: BBC May 19, 2021 06:45 UTC