BBC UKChina Women on the Ball 英国女子足球职业联赛
[audio]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/bbc/media_english/assets_10111894/me_133_football_audio_110415_me_133_female_football_audio_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=30, 2, left]Women's football - or 'soccer' as it's known in many countries - has been played in England for more than a hundred years. But[b]unlike[/b] men's football, it's always been an [b]amateur[/b] game. The new Super League will be the first semi-professional competition for women, with eight teams from across the country competing for the title.[/p]
[p=30, 2, left]The players will get paid for their [b]efforts[/b], although their salaries will be nothing like those given to top male football stars. The Football Association says it hopes to [b]avoid [/b][b]uneven[/b] competition where the country's richest clubs get access to all the best players.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Each club in the women's super league will have a maximum annual[b]budget[/b] of around US$ 400,000. Some clubs, like Arsenal and Everton, will be helped by their respective male clubs, but others are trying [b]to match[/b] their [b]incomes[/b] by coaching school pupils or raising money through social events.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Organisers are hoping the league will [b]eventually[/b] attract the world's best female players and stop England's top stars [b]heading to[/b]Germany and the United States where there are already major professional competitions.[/p][/font] nothing like 丝毫不像
Women and men are seldom equal. The case of football is just another proof.
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