{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6329e6bebe09a700134a375e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The secret history of women’s football","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Women’s Super League kicked off this weekend, following the euphoria of the Lionesses' win at Euro 2022 this summer. How was that success won? We trace the little-known history of women’s football from struggle to the success - including a time when the Football Association banned the women's game completely.&nbsp;</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/episodes/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p><ul><li>Professor Jean Williams, author and sport historian.</li><li>Molly Hudson, The Times Sport Reporter.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>talkSPORT, BBC Sport, ITV News, Sky News, Sky Sport News, Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, BBC Archive.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}