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⚽️ Football for Women 16+ with disabilities
🦁 Playing for safety & wellbeing
🏃‍♀️Founded by Abi Paine
📍Sussex | Dorset
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You were once the little girl who simply wanted a chance 🧡Now, looking back, every step of your journey mattered, the ha...
20/06/2026

You were once the little girl who simply wanted a chance 🧡

Now, looking back, every step of your journey mattered, the hard days, the small wins, and the moments that helped you grow 💪

Never forget where you came from, because it shows just how far you’ve come ⚽✨

Izzy Papandronicou is a passionate advocate for inclusive sport and a fantastic ambassador for the growth of adaptive fo...
17/06/2026

Izzy Papandronicou is a passionate advocate for inclusive sport and a fantastic ambassador for the growth of adaptive football ⚽️

Through dedication, perseverance and a commitment to making sport more accessible, Izzy is helping to inspire greater participation and representation across the game 💪

From promoting disability inclusion to encouraging more women and girls to get involved in football, Izzy’s journey highlights the positive impact that sport can have on confidence, wellbeing and community. Her story is a powerful reminder that football should be accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for athletes of all abilities to thrive 🫶

Together, we can continue to champion adaptive sport, increase visibility for disabled athletes, and build a more inclusive future for football 🧡

Awareness starts with understanding 🧡⚽️Spina bifida is a congenital neural tube condition that affects thousands of peop...
15/06/2026

Awareness starts with understanding 🧡⚽️

Spina bifida is a congenital neural tube condition that affects thousands of people worldwide, yet many misconceptions still exist 🫶

By learning more about different types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and associated conditions, we can help build greater understanding, inclusion, and support for those living with spina bifida 💪

Education and awareness play an important role in improving access to healthcare, early intervention, advocacy, and community support. Every conversation helps reduce stigma and encourages a more inclusive society 😁

Sources: NHS website

Disability isn't always obvious, and assumptions don't tell the full story. Creating inclusive spaces in sport means rec...
12/06/2026

Disability isn't always obvious, and assumptions don't tell the full story. Creating inclusive spaces in sport means recognising that challenges can come in many forms and that every player deserves understanding, respect, and equal opportunities to thrive.

Through football and sport, we can continue to break down barriers, raise awareness, champion accessibility, and celebrate the achievements of disabled athletes everywhere.

Together, let's build a sporting community where everyone belongs 🧡

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I have told a lot of peoples stories on here, so I thought it was time for me to (once again) share mine 💪My journey has...
08/06/2026

I have told a lot of peoples stories on here, so I thought it was time for me to (once again) share mine 💪

My journey has not been plain sailing, I really wish it was, but throughout the years, I have put in the effort, worked through pain, and dealt with my fair share of discrimination, and I'm still standing 🥰

The next year of my life is going to look VERY different, and I will be documenting it on my personal account ! I am not ready for it, I don't think anyone could be, but it has to happen, and I'll come back stronger 🫡

⚽ One story. One game. One goal: making football accessible for everyone.Meet Eleanor Keegan, a talented full back for W...
07/06/2026

⚽ One story. One game. One goal: making football accessible for everyone.

Meet Eleanor Keegan, a talented full back for Worthing FC whose journey reflects everything that makes football special, commitment, resilience, teamwork and opportunity. From grassroots football to competing at a high level in the women's game, Eleanor continues to inspire both on and off the pitch 💪

At the Paine Foundation, we're passionate about creating a future where disability football and mainstream football are seen as equal parts of the same beautiful game. Football has the power to bring people together, break down barriers and create opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or ability 🧡⚽️

By highlighting role models like Eleanor, we hope to encourage more people to get involved in football, support inclusive sport and help grow opportunities for the next generation of players 🔥

Who is your biggest football inspiration? Let us know below 👇⚽

Progress in football isn't just about pushing harder, it's about knowing when to recover, reset, and come back stronger ...
04/06/2026

Progress in football isn't just about pushing harder, it's about knowing when to recover, reset, and come back stronger 🧡⚽️

For many female disabled footballers, every step forward comes while managing chronic pain, overcoming physical limitations, and adapting to challenges that others may never see 🔥

Strength isn't just measured by performance on the pitch, it's found in the determination to keep showing up, keep believing, and keep moving forward 💪

⚽ Football creates opportunities to build confidence, develop skills, strengthen resilience, and be part of something bi...
01/06/2026

⚽ Football creates opportunities to build confidence, develop skills, strengthen resilience, and be part of something bigger.

At Paine Foundation, we're passionate about providing disabled players with the chance to train, compete, and develop in a supportive football environment. Whether you have ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Spinabifida, are an amputee or so many more conditions, you deserve the space to shine ✨

🧡 Creating community. Developing players. Changing lives 🧡

Shelbée Clarke is just one example of how disability football continues to inspire and break barriers across the game. ⚽...
29/05/2026

Shelbée Clarke is just one example of how disability football continues to inspire and break barriers across the game. ⚽️🔥

Inclusive football matters. Representation matters. Opportunity matters. And the future of parafootball has never looked brighter 🙌⚽️

Every match, every challenge and every moment on the pitch continues to push disability football forward, inspiring the next generation of adaptive athletes to believe anything is possible 💪

Follow for more disability football content, amputee football stories, adaptive athlete features and inclusive sport inspiration 🧡⚽️

Strength has no limits 💪💪Celebrating adaptive sports, disability inclusion, resilience, accessibility, empowerment, ment...
27/05/2026

Strength has no limits 💪💪

Celebrating adaptive sports, disability inclusion, resilience, accessibility, empowerment, mental strength, and athletes breaking barriers every day 😁

Your ability is greater than any obstacle 🔥

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