Women's Football (aka Soccer)

I am the goalkeeper for the women's team here and I paid £60 to play on the team, luckily I get to partake in several cup games before the season is over. We practice twice a week and have one game a week. There are over 20 girls that come to practices on occasion, yet there are 11 girls that play in the game and every week 4 or 5 girls are chosen for substitutes. The main difference is the girls play all 90 min of the game, in the USA we sub girls in and out alot in a game, were the main reason for any substitute is injury. Other than that it is the same 11 girls for the most part.
So far I've played against Leicester and won 3-1 (I was voted man of the match). We lost to Birmingham 1-2, and beat Coventry 6-5. As far as I know...we will play Birmingham for the cup championship sometime later. After our games we get a free can of redbull to re-energize with too...randomly not healthy if you ask me, yet pretty cool.
I pretty much get told the week we play a game when and where it is. The team is run wholly by students - they coach, plan games/transportation, and keep track of the budget. It is neat, yet I like having a full time coach at MSUM where its a bit more organized and respected. On the field, players get away with cursing and commenting on calls made by the referee, not something we have freedom to do in America.
For any fellow footballers reading this, I think the strikers on my team are very skilled and we play more direct rather than crossovers from the outsides. One or two of the girls could very well play on a D1 team in America, she's great to watch. We play flat back four and even this team has troubles getting split and staying connected with communication.
I'm getting used to the fun antics of the team and the more trips I go on with them the friendlier they get. Footballers stick up for each other and always like having good times.