See Photos of Lingerie-clad Female Footballers Whose Skimpy Outfits Have Stirred Controversy
Lingerie football players
Hughes is launching her league with a game between two lingerie-clad teams on the roof of the hotel adjacent to Old Trafford owned by Manchester United Class of ’92 stars Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.
One of the female footballers in lingerie
“Women train as hard as men, women are as dedicated to the beautiful game as men, so women should enjoy the same rewards.
“Did you know the head of the Women’s Elite Performance Unit in sport is a man?
“LFL UK will increase public interest in women’s football so that women’s teams can play to packed stadiums, just like the elite men’s football teams.
“I believe I’m an activist,” explains Hughes. “People have a knee jerk reaction when they hear about the Lingerie Football League.
“But this is not an original idea, it’s seen plenty of success in the United States and is one of their fastest emerging sports.”
Gemma Hughes is the founder of Lingerie Football League UK – a
tournament that will see the players running around in their bras and
knickers.
She believes her idea will take-off and that it is the best way to attract much-needed sponsorship to the women’s game.
She believes her idea will take-off and that it is the best way to attract much-needed sponsorship to the women’s game.
Hughes told the website Manchester Confidential: “I’m 23-years-old now and I don’t want to be waiting another 20 years to see women’s football make money from sponsorships.
“We know this is scandalous, we know it’s controversial, but that media attention is what’s going to sell tickets. All money made is going to be put back into women’s football and to the players.
“This is not about the players looking beautiful or sexy, it’s about women looking like women.
“You only have to look at tennis – the women dress like women and they get same equal pay and similar amount of sponsorship as men.
“In football the women are bound to men’s rule and it’s a poor imitation of the men’s game. There’s a lack of commercial investment as a result. We want to break the stigma that football is just for tomboys.”
“We know this is scandalous, we know it’s controversial, but that media attention is what’s going to sell tickets. All money made is going to be put back into women’s football and to the players.
“This is not about the players looking beautiful or sexy, it’s about women looking like women.
“You only have to look at tennis – the women dress like women and they get same equal pay and similar amount of sponsorship as men.
“In football the women are bound to men’s rule and it’s a poor imitation of the men’s game. There’s a lack of commercial investment as a result. We want to break the stigma that football is just for tomboys.”
Hughes is launching her league with a game between two lingerie-clad teams on the roof of the hotel adjacent to Old Trafford owned by Manchester United Class of ’92 stars Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.
The game will be played on the football pitch laid on the roof of Hotel Football on December 23.
Lingerie leagues have already been formed in the United States, Camada and Australia – and Hughes hopes to get similar sized TV audiences for her new venture.
Hughes, who describes herself as experiential marketer and lingerie blogger, insists she is striking a blow for equality.
She added: “The highest paid female footballer makes £65,000 – compare to that to male footballers with wages skyrocketing into the millions. We need to face up to this ugly inequality and the huge gender wage gap.
Lingerie leagues have already been formed in the United States, Camada and Australia – and Hughes hopes to get similar sized TV audiences for her new venture.
Hughes, who describes herself as experiential marketer and lingerie blogger, insists she is striking a blow for equality.
She added: “The highest paid female footballer makes £65,000 – compare to that to male footballers with wages skyrocketing into the millions. We need to face up to this ugly inequality and the huge gender wage gap.
“Women train as hard as men, women are as dedicated to the beautiful game as men, so women should enjoy the same rewards.
“Did you know the head of the Women’s Elite Performance Unit in sport is a man?
“LFL UK will increase public interest in women’s football so that women’s teams can play to packed stadiums, just like the elite men’s football teams.
“I believe I’m an activist,” explains Hughes. “People have a knee jerk reaction when they hear about the Lingerie Football League.
“But this is not an original idea, it’s seen plenty of success in the United States and is one of their fastest emerging sports.”
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