Nope! I am no football woman; I�ve never really �got it�. But the women�s football team has been truly inspiring. I think it is amazing that this previously male dominated sport has seen a women�s team achieve such resounding success. That their �best player�, Beth Mead, has come out as gay and has written a book must surely stand her in good stead as a role model for young girls and LGBT groups in this country. There was some controversy about her comment that you need to select the best players for a team and not concentrate on diversity at the highest level. I think she is right; we need to focus on diversity at grass roots level and help more disadvantaged players get the chance to achieve success. Of course, the barriers to success are multifold but they shouldn�t be racial.[br][br]
I decided to do an �editorial� style illustration about this issue as a personal project because of how much I admire these gutsy women and their ability to invigorate the gender debate. My approach was to feature Beth, a book and some young female fans in a fun way and hopefully tell the story of a football