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What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Sho - employed again! Posted Jun 17, 2015
Hmm, can't open the link but I had suspected that already. I think they earn more here in Germany than in the UK too.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Icy North Posted Jun 17, 2015
It looks like it's just the superstars.
The article says the US women's captain earns $3m per year, mostly through sponsorships and endorsements. Top England players earn £65k, where top Premier League men earn £13m+
It also mentions the top Brazilian player earning $313k per year playing in Sweden.
Some English women in the top league earn just £50 per week.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Sho - employed again! Posted Jun 17, 2015
blimey. That's a huge difference
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Phoenician Trader Posted Jun 17, 2015
Am I suggesting most female footballers are lesbian? Not really.
My direct experience is limited to one national league side in Australia (not the world's most fanatical footballing country). In countries where association football is more common or in social leagues I have no idea.
However, I suspect the percentage of gay female footballers in the very top leagues is probably greater than in the general population. The way to find out (short of knowing somebody in the teams) would be to read a magazine aimed at a lesbian readership during the next women's world cup and review the feature profiles and interviews.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Sho - employed again! Posted Jun 17, 2015
sorry, I know I came over a bit grumpy there.
Because... I used to be a soldier and the assumption was (from outsiders) that if not all, at least a huge number of us, were lesbians. Which is also pish.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 17, 2015
It's okay for you to be grumpy, Sho. There's a thread for grumpy people.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
quotes Posted Jun 18, 2015
It seems this subject has been in the papers recently:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11671028/Womens-football-World-Cup-England-has-openly-gay-footballers.html
Thank you Xanatic for increasing my vocabulary with the word heteronormative.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Xanatic Posted Jun 18, 2015
You can't do feminist bingo without it.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 18, 2015
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
SiliconDioxide Posted Jun 18, 2015
Studs (in answer to the title question)
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Superfrenchie Posted Jun 18, 2015
Sooo...
Either WAGAHABs or HABAWAGs, then ?
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Xanatic Posted Jun 18, 2015
Why not HABs for Husbands and Boyfriends.
What is the collective noun for a group of footballer's significant others?
Superfrenchie Posted Jun 18, 2015
That's what they use in the article, but it still doesn't take into account that some of them might have wives or girlfriends, hence my sticking both acronyms together. 
HABAWAGs, Husbands And Boyfriends And Wives And Girlfriends,
or WAGAHABs, Wives And Girlfriends And Husbands And Boyfriends.
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KB Posted Jun 18, 2015
I like HABWAGs. Can we call them handbags?
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