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8th June 2019
01:57pm BST

"There is often a criticism about goal keeping in the women’s game, I would argue that the goal is just a little bit too big. If it was built around our physical differences then we would be talking about great goalkeepers as opposed to exposing them."Were footballing authorities to reduce the size of goals, in women's football, fans would have been denied a couple of fine finishes from that France vs. Korea game. This well-placed header from the excellent Wendie Renard: https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1137087646403108865 And this peach of a shot from French captain Amandine Henry: https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1137099418728091648 The question of reducing goal sizes was put to 202-times capped USA goalkeeper Hope Solo and she had a strong reaction. On The Football Show 24/7, Solo commented:
"I take great offence to that question to be quite honest with you. We have this debate every four years and every tournament, especially in the World Cup.Solo did concede that the standard of goalkeeping in women's football could improve and added that clubs and countries should do more to increase the standard of goalkeeping trainers. 'The women’s game the goalkeeping is not as strong as the men' in terms of coaching and analysis, she added."That’s like saying if the goalkeeper can’t cover the goal, then they should also decrease the size of the field because women can’t run as far as men, they’re not as powerful, they don’t have as much endurance, but we’re not questioning the size of the field we’re only questioning the size of the goal.
"I think it’s sexist to be quite honest, I think it’s infuriating and I take great offence to that."