Pitch Invasion : My story as a woman on a Football Club board - Highly commended at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Writing Award 2026 - Karen Dobres Fiction a 230km (138 mile) historic

a 230km (138 mile) historic route from Winchester or London to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent

global influences

including traditions from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt

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the more exposed Nancy - and the people she loves - will become

Pitch Invasion : My story as a woman on a Football Club board - Highly commended at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Writing Award 2026 - Karen Dobres Fiction a 230km (138 mile) historicKaren Dobres never expected to fall for football let alone help revolutionise it. In Pitch Invasion, Karen shares her hilarious and heartfelt journey from someone who 'always zoned out when bloody football was on the telly' to becoming a Director at Lewes FC the first football club in the world to pay its women and men players equally. In 1994, Karen could barely sit through a match at Wembley. Fast forward to 2023, and she's introducing multi million