{"id":190,"date":"2014-11-22T14:31:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T14:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savinglivesuk.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2014-11-22T14:31:24","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T14:31:24","slug":"good-luck-england-ladies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondpositive.org\/sluktest\/good-luck-england-ladies\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Luck, England Ladies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rafferty<\/a>It’s a big day for England Ladies tomorrow: a friendly at Wembley against Germany, in a sold-out match that has out-sold the most recent England Men’s game! It’s fantastic to see the sport doing so well – and to see Saving Lives ambassadors and supporters at the very heart of the squad!<\/p>\n

The team’s goalkeeper, Carly Telford, is a long-term ambassador for us and is taking part in our Selfies Saving Lives<\/a> campaign this month. \u201cSaving Lives is about raising awareness and reducing stigma,” she explains. “The charity simply wants people to think again about HIV.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our sporting ambassadors are so important to getting the message across, as Claire Rafferty points out: “If as footballers we can help health messages reach people who might otherwise not hear them, that can only be a good thing.”<\/p>\n

England’s coach, Mark Sampson, has said<\/a>\u00a0that tomorrow’s Wembley game will show the “special” nature of the women’s game in this country, and we agree. With the Guardian saying<\/a> that the match will see women’s football come of age in England, it’s an exciting time – and comes on the even of National HIV Testing Week, when some of the players will be scoring for Saving Lives, too.<\/p>\n

Karen Carney is one of them: “Selfies Saving Lives<\/a> aims to spread the word that an HIV test is nothing to be afraid of. It’s easy to access and painless to perform – and it really is best to know your status.”<\/p>\n

Toni Duggan agrees: “HIV could affect anyone – it’s that simple,” she points out. “Saving Lives is all about breaking down barriers and talking about HIV in a new way.”<\/p>\n

We really do appreciate their support. It goes without saying that we’ll be cheering the team on tomorrow. C’mon, England!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a big day for England Ladies tomorrow: a friendly at Wembley against Germany, in a sold-out match that has out-sold the most recent England Men’s game! It’s fantastic to see the sport doing so well – and to see Saving Lives ambassadors and supporters at the very heart of the squad! The team’s goalkeeper, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t