The Female Fan

A lot of people (mostly men) say women no nothing about football, like what the hell is a left back, a freaking off-side and don’t get me started on a crossbar…..


So maybe they speak the truth BUT.....I think it’s bad to generalize all women into a group of men loving sucker heads (even though we are), when guys are always constantly telling us not to generalize them as well….I mean I believe all men watch Porn….(You see some guys are reading this and going ‘What is this lady talking about’, but I truly believe there isn’t one man on the face of the earth who didn’t at a point watch and enjoy porn). If I want to generalize I could go on and on…..

Personally I love football, I mean what’s not to love about it, I might not truly understand what an off side is or what left center does but that does not mean I do not love football like the average man. In fact I think female fans are the most passionate football lovers in Nigeria (At least amongst the few that watch).


There are a few things to consider when you find out a woman loves football…..
1. Because she does not know much about the game, she has to show more passion

2. Women are said to be more passionate in general than men….I tend to see it that woman just feel more comfortable wearing their emotions on their sleeves than men…because guys see it as a weakness to show how you feel.

3. Only women can truly appreciate the ‘REAL’ beauty of football. (If you know what I mean)
Agreed there are more male football fans but does that mean that there are less passionate female fans? I beg to differ when a male fan just assumes that the only thing 'FANS' about are the REALLY hot and handsome looking guys in football (They really are hot).

Let’s face it, Yes we notice how good looking Anelka, Beckham, Ronaldo, Gerard, and so many others look (I cannot mention because the thought is making me salivate) because guess what, that’s what happens when you play such a strenuous sport, you tend to look all buff and attractive. In fact a footballer is not complete if he doesn’t have the total package of being able to be sold as a brand….I mean look at the most successful footballers, they have represented and are still representing brands in all continents and that’s because they are mighty fine. Its part of the package!!!

Another reality is, the players are male and we are female, the fact that we love the way Fabregas spots his hair or the way Drogbs's band lays around his almost bald head does not mean we love the game any less.

I am sure it is just easy for men to make these assumptions to once again point out the fact that Men are more knowledgeable than women and that 'Football' is a man's game, a fact which we do not argue about (The second fact not the first because I know women are smarter) but at least give some female fans the credit. We do not only watch football to catch a glimpse of Kaka's cute face (Even if that was the first attraction), we watch football because it is without a doubt a fantastic game that contains a spirit which some women cannot find somewhere else.


There are so many other games that female fans are castigated for just being en masse followers and I cannot deny what pushes me to watch a sport like swimming (I mean do you see the torsos on those men…Oh the thought!!!). Its human nature to see a perfectly buffed out man who’s primary intention is to make me go crazy at a glance…..The trick works because after 5-6 games guess what Ill start to actually enjoy the real sport (Although some women never do leave their main concentration LOL)


We watch football to catch a glimpse of the talented players show off skills and score goals. We watch them because we love the teams we support; we wear their jerseys to show our loyalty to those teams.....Does that make us any less fans?