A Complain Letter from a Female Football Fan by Football Tribe Korea
by Mihyun Chung, Chief Editor of Football Tribe Korea "Football, huh? Come on. Who do you like? Cristiano Ronaldo? Gareth Bale? Neymar?" "I bet you only picked the team because you thought the uniform looked cute." "So you actually WATCH football? Explain the offside rule, then." If only I received a penny every time I heard such biased, bigoted, and sexist comments. Here’s what all of you have to remember: no, not all female football fans go for the most handsome player. As shocking as this may sound, CR7 might not be the reason many of us started to support Madrid. Every time I'm asked these questions, I have felt obliged to justify and explain my genuine passion for football and love for Madrid. I’ve followed football since I watched the match between Portugal and Netherlands during the 2006 FIFA World Cup because it showed how football can drive one – or in that match, four – crazy. Not long after, I started to root for Madrid...