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Andria Michael: "If I had a daughter, I wouldn't want her to be a footballer"

Andria Michael has played for the Cypriot national team since 2006. This month her club Lefkothea folded, casting doubts on her future in football. The 33-year-old writes about the struggles faced by women’s footballers in her country, the importance of having a player union to rely on, and how Raising Our Game Europe 2025 can make a real difference to women’s football in Cyprus. 

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