LONDON—Interviews with fans of the team ahead of their finals match against Spain reportedly found that England’s Women’s World Cup success was inspiring a new generation of young girls to become hooligans. “Watching those ladies kick ass on the pitch really motivated me to go knock out someone’s teeth,” said Sophie…
LONDON—Interviews with fans of the team ahead of their finals match against Spain reportedly found that England’s Women’s World Cup success was inspiring a new generation of young girls to become hooligans.
“We were so excited after the last match that I threw a chair through a window of a pub, and then me and my friend Florence went with a bunch of girls to the local field to tear down banners and try to light them on fire. It’s just really amazing to yell at the bar television with my friends and curse at passersby, and I wouldn’t have felt confident enough to do that without the women’s team doing as well as it has.
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