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Sportshour: One player, one legal case and the future of Women's football in Argentina

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16/02/2019 GMT

One player, one legal case and the future of Women's football in Argentina

BBC World Service - Sportshour, One player, one legal case and the future of Women's football in Argentina

Maca Sanchez is suing the Football Federation because they don't support women's football

I’m prepared to end my career to save Argentine women’s football, that's according to Maca Sanchez. The Argentine footballer says the country's football Federation don't support women’s football. She says they are denied basic rights such as a salary, places to train, shoes, medical coverage and clothing.

Hakeem al-Araibi has been freed from jail; after the Thail government dropped a warrant for his arrest by his home country of Bahrain. Lou Tona is the chair of semi-professional club Pascoe Vale in Melbourne, Australia where Hakeem plays. He says Hakeem is pleased to be back home in Australia and he made sure to bring home a present for his wife to apologise.  
 
Plus the kiss cam has been a staple of North American sports events, whether its baseball or basketball. Barry Stockhamer, former VP of marketing at the LA Dodgers, explains how the kiss cam became popular with the Californian club. However Emma Rees, Professor of Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Chester believes they cease to exist like grid girls.

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