With the Women's World Cup in full swing in Canada, new legions of fans are finding the game and enjoying it.
Josh Solomon, 24 from Clacton is a new convert.
'I honestly didn't think I would like the game.' he said.
'I couldn't have been more wrong. The quality od the football is first class and the speed the players run make it look like you are watching a Hong Kong Kung Fu movie. That's not racist is it?'
'The passing and shooting is amazing. It's so familiar yet, somehow, different.'
'It reminds me of how I feel towards Dale Winton. He's so inane and tedious but all I imagine is a big hug off him. It was so wrong but so right.'