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Salma Rana

Salma Rana is the founder of FemaleSOCCER.net. Football has become the UK’s national obsession – acres of newsprint and hours of television are dedicated to the sport every day, but within this sprawling media coverage, you will find little mention of the women’s game, despite the fact that female participation has exploded in popularity in recent years.

During the last World Cup in 2002, Salma realised the potential of launching a resource for women’s football. There are currently over 5,000 teams and 100,000 players at various levels in England alone. This increasing interest, combined by the lack of media exposure, provided Salma with an ideal gap in the market to exploit.

Her husband Idris set up a basic website homepage and the response was tremendous. With Idris agreeing to look after the technical aspect of the site, the couple used their savings to fund the development of the business, along with two grants secured through Business Link.

Soon, both female and male football fans were flocking to

the site, which contains match reports, league tables, team

profiles and features. FemaleSOCCER.net now attracts over

2.5 million hits a month.

Visit the website www.femalesoccer.net.

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