We shouldn’t stand out. We belong. I belong.

Football isn’t about proving we deserve a place - it’s about playing the game we love. At the McDonald’s Ayia Napa Youth Soccer Festival, we’ve seen girls and women own the pitch, not as exceptions but as equals.

Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate every player, coach, referee, and supporter who makes the game stronger. The future of football isn’t male or female - it’s for everyone.

Happy international women’s day!