First football club to eliminate gender pay gap marks 100 years since women's soccer ban

Credit: Lewes FC and Lyle and Scott The only professional football club in the world to pay men’s and women’s teams equally is reflecting on The FA’s decision to ban women’s football 100 years ago, and how it changed the game forever. Commissioned to coincide with International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday, a short film by Lewes FC explores the impact the 50-year ban had on women’s football in England.