Women’s football’s history of inclusion gives it a unique place in the trans rights and gender debates

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Curiously, the critics of Barbra Banda’s BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year win were quieter at her inclusion in the FIFPRO Women’s World XI, voted for by 7,000 fellow players. It was, on the surface, further recognition of Banda’s extraordinary 2024. She was the NWSL’s MVP, whose 17 goals, including one in the Championship final, secured Orlando Pride’s first title. Her four goals at the Paris Olympics, including a first-half hat-trick against Australia, took her to 10 goals across two Games to

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