Every girl needs to watch a little football....

Football has always been predominately a male sport, but with more and more girls getting involved with football, it is becoming one of the most accessible sports out there for everyone to enjoy.

There used to be a time where many people believed women only watched football for the sake of seeing handsome footballers on the pitch. 

That is no longer the case. With more and more women liking football and more young female fans having blogs where they talk about every aspect of a game - not only the footballers involved.

Nowadays, more and more girls are playing football, with a lot of the biggest clubs in the world having female teams and a female league. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea ladies have all been extremely successful over the past few years - and will no doubt be hoping to take it further in the years to come. 

Liverpool Ladies - currently top of the league - http://www.liverpoolladiesfc.com/index.html

Arsenal Ladies - currently 2nd in the league - http://www.arsenal.com/ladies

Chelsea Ladies - currently 5th in the league - http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-ladies

The addition of females into the game, not only in a playing respect, has also helped women to get more into watching or going to a good game of football.

Chelsea's doctor, Eva Carneiro is a Gibraltarian sports medicine specialist. Eva may have caught the eye of men around the globe but it's not just for her looks, they acknowledged that she has the brains too. This is good for young girls because they have a fantastic role model who has shown that with hard work you can get a great career and be noticed not just for your looks.

Another addition to the footballing world that had everyone talking was the addition of female referees - although it did bring a huge sexism story along with it.

Sian Massey is the 27 year old female referee who usually officiates generally in the assistant referee role in the Premier League and Football League. After her second Premier League game, as an assistant in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2011, a sexism controversy erupted after Sky Sports staff made sexist comments about her. The Sky staff lost their jobs and Massey was withdrawn from her next appointment over fears about added attention. 

When women first got into football, many people believed it was only because they wanted to admire footballer and that they had no interest in the game whatsoever. It is definitely no longer a case that people can say women only go to look at the guys - although that is clearly an added draw for some women - many women nowadays love to watch the beautiful game, go to watch their team at games and could explain to you the offside rule and more.

The game of football has now broadened its audience in a way that will make sure its popularity keeps on growing and growing - which is fantastic for everyone involved.