Producer: June 2011: Women’s soccer World Cup, Frankfurt with reporter Nick Spicer for Aljazeera English. Production: Surridge Films
Frankfurt is considered the undisputed capital of women’s soccer. The river bank of the Main turned into a lively fan area where giant screens allowed the public to follow the matches. Despite the World Cup media hype, women’s soccer is still not fully recognized and by far doesn’t have comparable popularity as men’s soccer. It is still very difficult for women players to make their sport a profession and live from it.