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When Football Banned Women

20171h MovieDocumentary

Clare Balding uncovers the remarkable hidden history of women's football, which briefly dominated the game, attracting crowds of up to 60,000, before a Football Association ban in 1921

DirectorKelly Close
ProducersKelly Close·Ollie Tait

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Cast · Directed by Kelly Close

CBClare Balding
Clare Balding
Herself - Presenter

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When Football Banned Women hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 5, 2017. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.