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‘I’m a proper footballer’ – Alisha Lehmann says women's football 'is always second class' but social media can help | The Sun
WSL star Alisha Lehmann believes social media can help increase the viewership of women's football.
The Aston Villa winger has built up her own support on social media as she has more followers than some of sports biggest stars.
Lehmann has 12 million followers on Instagram which is more than tennis icon Roger Federer, boxers Tommy Fury and Jake Paul as well as Man City star Jack Grealish and F1 champion Max Verstappen.
While she gets a lot of interest for her glamorous snaps rather than her footballing skills, Lehmann has insisted that he is not distracted by it.
She told talkSPORT: “To be honest, I don’t really think about it.
“It’s not something where I wake up every day and think, oh my God, I have so many followers.
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“It’s more that it’s really nice, the support and everything and it’s also a big opportunity.
“I would like to show the world that women can actually do it in football and you don’t need to just to be normal.
“You can also be a bit crazy, just be you, and use your personality to show the world who you are.”
While, it has allowed the 24-year-old to grow her own brand, she does find it frustrating that she can be criticised for calling herself a footballer, without always posting sports content.
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