Here is a story concerning women's football we think needs to be seen and heard about.
It shows what some of the hardships women's football teams go through and how something can be done about it all in one story.
The story concerns the Chelsea Ladies football team.
The Chelsea and England captain John Terry has come to the rescue of his club's women's team following a cut in funding that, says the captain Casey Stoney, would have adversely affected Blues' hopes of chasing major honours this season.
For the first time since officially becoming part of Chelsea FC five years ago, the women's team have had their annual budget reduced. "It was a blow when we were told what was happening," said Stoney, who also works as a coach at the Chelsea Academy. "I mentioned it to a friend who's also a mate of JT's, and when he was told about it JT came to find me at the training ground to ask if he could help.
"He ended up putting his hand in his pocket and persuading some of the other players to do the same, so now we can keep going on the same footing we had last year. We need that level of funding if we are going to compete at the top end of the Premier League and do well in the big cup competitions, so the help we've had from the guys has been invaluable. JT has also become president of the women's club and he's been with his family to see us play, so he's taking a real interest."
If only more clubs take Terry's view and commitment. It doesn't take much money to fund the Ladies' teams certainly not as much as paying some of the extortionate amounts of money some clubs spend.
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