Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark

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Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark. / Brandt-Hansen, Marianne; Ottesen, Laila.

In: Soccer and Society, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2019, p. 494-511.

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Harvard

Brandt-Hansen, M & Ottesen, L 2019, 'Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark', Soccer and Society, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 494-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2017.1331161

APA

Brandt-Hansen, M., & Ottesen, L. (2019). Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark. Soccer and Society, 20(3), 494-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2017.1331161

Vancouver

Brandt-Hansen M, Ottesen L. Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark. Soccer and Society. 2019;20(3):494-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2017.1331161

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Brandt-Hansen, Marianne ; Ottesen, Laila. / Caught between passion for the game and the need for education: a study of elite-level female football players in Denmark. In: Soccer and Society. 2019 ; Vol. 20, No. 3. pp. 494-511.

Bibtex

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