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Over half of female footballers have booked football pitches only to find they’ve been reallocated to men’s teams, according to a new study from Starling Bank.

Speaking to Nuala McGovern on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Lioness and Arsenal forward Beth Mead said that this is having a ‘massive effect’ on the next generation of footballers, and that there’s still more to be done to break down barriers and support girls and women to play football.

You can listen to the full interview on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds – it’s the Woman’s Hour episode from 15 May.