Abstract
The article is devoted to analysing the phenomenon of women's football in contemporary world. A situation in various countries are taken into account including United States of America, Brasil and China. The problem of women's access to fooball is considered against the background of emancipation, but also masculinization and sexualization of their identity and bodies.
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