I was a Matilda when we played in front of 50 people and had to pay for our hotels and flights

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Before Sam Kerr became one of the biggest names in Australian women's football history, women such as Jill Latimer had to overcome sexism, homophobia and lack of funding to fulfil their dream of playing for the newly established Matildas.

My love of football started as a young age while growing up in Liverpool, England. Our family, like thousands of others, were football-mad and our beloved team Liverpool were the object of our affection. Football brought the community together for a few hours every Sunday afternoon as we forgot about our poor living conditions and the high unemployment rate at the time. I was very good at football for my age.

Unfortunately, a few weeks from travel the trip was cancelled due to lack of funding. In 1981 I was selected again and joined the Australian team at a training camp in Sydney and then travelled to New Zealand to play in the Trans-Tasman Cup. We had to pay for our flights and accommodation, but we did get the tracksuits for free.

 

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