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Bend it like Beckham
Wardah Waleed has been playing football for the best part of 12 years, including for the Islamabad Football Association and for the Pakistan women's national football team. We talk about her passion for football, her dream come true of playing for the national team and the experience so far in her football journey. We also discuss the different types of stereotypes girls face just for showing interest in the sport, what can be done to improve the game through internal and external means, the talented girls in the national camps, her views on inclusivity within the sport, equal pay and the current fortunes of her favorite football club Chelsea.
Wardah Waleed has been playing football for the best part of 12 years, including for the Islamabad Football Association and for the Pakistan women's national football team. We talk about her passion for football, her dream come true of playing for the national team and the experience so far in her football journey. We also discuss the different types of stereotypes girls face just for showing interest in the sport, what can be done to improve the game through internal and external means, the talented girls in the national camps, her views on inclusivity within the sport, equal pay and the current fortunes of her favorite football club Chelsea.