The Guardian
‘I could wipe the floor with you, man’: the exhibition on female football fans’ experiences
By Juliet Nottingham

Prof Stacey Pope’s showcase highlights how women have always been required to defend and justify their fandom “You can be the thickest bloke and you still think you know more about football than a woman,” reads a line from Newcastle fan named Jo around halfway into a new exhibition on women in football culture. “[They] say, ‘you don’t know what you’re talking about.’ Oh, I could wipe the floor with you, man, with my knowledge and how much I’ve been, how much I’ve seen.” “I love that quote,” s...