Does women’s sport get the respect it deserves?

An Australian radio host has been fired for mocking their national women’s soccer team, saying they remind him of “Year 10 girls”.How is women’s sport still getting ridiculed like this?Joining Andrea to discuss is Off the Ball’s Adrian Barry and Kathleen McNamee, Laoise Lenehan, Kildare Football Captain and Mary McCarthy, Irish Independent Columnist.

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