What’s the difference between men’s and women’s soccer?
The FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany has shown that there can be as much enthusiasm in the game as in men’s soccer. Stadiums were packed. The spectators were delighted to see high- class games.
Women’s soccer matches tend to be slower. Because their lungs are smaller than men’s a smaller amount of oxygen can get into the blood and the lungs. Thus, women cannot play as fast as men over a longer period of time. Because both men’s and women’s soccer games are 90 minutes long women are likely to get tired sooner. A recent study also shows that men activate different muscles and their hips during a game.
Many sports experts have found out that woman’s soccer games are smoother and the game is not interrupted as often as with men. There are fewer injuries and fouled players get up more quickly than men, who often fake injuries and stall for time. Women are more honest when they play soccer. There is no swearing and pushing around.
There are other differences as well. Because women are, on average ,smaller than men, they have more space on the field and more room for attacking . Female defenders cannot defend the whole penaltyarea . The result is that more goals are scored in women’s games than in men’s.
Women’ssoccer has improved technically over the past years. The handling of the ball and dribbling has become much better. Passes are more precise too.
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