Euronews quotes Antunovic on lack of media coverage in women’s soccer

Dunja Antunovic smiling
Dunja Antunovic, PhD

Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology and Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport affiliated scholar, was recently cited in a Euronews article entitled “Women’s Euro 2022: Why is Eastern Europe trailing behind in women’s football?” The article discusses how Central and Eastern European soccer teams have been historically underfunded and under-supported when compared to teams in Western Europe. Antunovic states that women’s sports in general are underrepresented in the media, and that media coverage can be a factor in a sport’s prominence.

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