Post by melsyp on Oct 12, 2005 10:06:49 GMT 10
Soccer is a girls' game: survey
October 12, 2005
IF you don't understand soccer's offside rule, don't ask a man – find a woman.
British women are top of the table when it comes to knowledge about the beautiful game, relegating their menfolk to second spot, according to a survey released today.
Research found that 59 per cent of women could correctly identify the offside law – one of the game's hardest to comprehend – as opposed to just 55 per cent of men.
Also 65 per cent of women correctly used the title assistant referee, while 40 per cent of men wrongly referred to the official as a "linesman".
"I've never understood the big fuss surrounding whether girls know what they're talking about when it comes to football because it was my mum who taught me the offside rule when I was a kid," Sky Sports presenter Helen Chamberlain said.
However, when it came to team strip, the men were way ahead.
More than 80 per cent of men could correctly identify the kits of the 20 UK Premiership teams compared to just 33 per cent of women, the survey of 2000 customers of sports bar Walkabout found.
October 12, 2005
IF you don't understand soccer's offside rule, don't ask a man – find a woman.
British women are top of the table when it comes to knowledge about the beautiful game, relegating their menfolk to second spot, according to a survey released today.
Research found that 59 per cent of women could correctly identify the offside law – one of the game's hardest to comprehend – as opposed to just 55 per cent of men.
Also 65 per cent of women correctly used the title assistant referee, while 40 per cent of men wrongly referred to the official as a "linesman".
"I've never understood the big fuss surrounding whether girls know what they're talking about when it comes to football because it was my mum who taught me the offside rule when I was a kid," Sky Sports presenter Helen Chamberlain said.
However, when it came to team strip, the men were way ahead.
More than 80 per cent of men could correctly identify the kits of the 20 UK Premiership teams compared to just 33 per cent of women, the survey of 2000 customers of sports bar Walkabout found.
