Uefa hopes Disney magic can help inspire more young girls into football
(The Guardian Sports News)

Head of women´s football Nadine Kessler says grassroots initiative Playmakers can empower youngsters, with an assist from The Incredibles´ ElastigirlUefa has today launched a radical European-wide grassroots initiative, called Playmakers, targeting girls aged five to eight in line with the ruling body of the European game´s aim to double participation in women´s and girl´s football across the continent by 2024. Uefa´s head of women´s football, Nadine Kessler, told the Guardian that the programme, which has been backed by Manchester United´s Nemanja Matic and Scotland´s Erin Cuthbert, two of the countries involved in the initial rollout, shows a commitment to the game from top to bottom.Kessler, who won the Women´s Euro with Germany in 2013 and Fifa´s world player of the year in 2014, added: `The growth over the last five years has been significant. We´ve really worked hard not just to get a strategic plan in place but one that is going to be action-led hence the name: Time for Action. Continue reading...