Ever since Wendy and I met Graham Poll at a Celebrity Lunch in Monaco, I set on a mission to find female related football stories.

Just when I thought I was not going to score... I met Sharon Rose who was looking for more female members wanting to play football in a team that was already established on the French Riviera. I really did feel like I had won the world cup. This was great, at last!

It wasn't until February that I actually made the journey up to Mougins to watch the first football match of the year. Until then, it was a case of players being ill or that the pretty horrible weather we have been experiencing, meant that games had to be called off.

It was a pleasure meeting Sharon, who has been playing football for four years for the local ladies' Mougins team. Sharon also introduced me to the teams coaches Antoine and Pierre, and also to the Mougins Club President, Henri Faraud, who told me he was proud of his Ladies team.

I was actually quite surprised at how serious ladies football actually was. Throughout the game, coach Antoine showed such great encouragement and support for the girls, who were enthusiastic and dedicated.

The opposition was a team from La Roquette, who play in the champion league, so it was felt that the game could be a rather tough one but as this was a friendly match, everyone was ready for the challenge.

After a short warm up on the pitch the whistle was blown and the game began. Two 25 minutes sessions gave us some interesting scores... I would like to think that The Riviera Woman was their good luck mascot!

I am saying no more and will let you watch the video of the Ladies Football Match: Mougins v La Roquette.

The Game

The Mougins Ladies' Football Team

The players: Maëva Dehili - Valérie Huillet - Karine Galliot - Sharon Rose - Coralie Pascau - Adeline Roignant - Magali Berchialla - Marie-Jo Cuadrado - Cathy Berthaud - Samira Douggui - Flora Soler
The coaches: Antoine Soler - Pierre Rolly