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Football match is postponed after transgender coach signed a 34-year-old transgender goalkeeper

Blair Hamilton Sutton United's away game at Ebbsfleet in the London and South East Regional Women's League was postponed amid controversy centred on the signing of a transgender goalkeeper. The game, which had been scheduled to kick-off at 2pm, was called off after Sutton sent an email to their opponents at 11.12 am informing them of their inability to field a team. The postponement came a week after Sutton boss Lucy Clark, who is the first transgender manager in the top five tiers of women's football in England signed 34-year-old transgender goalkeeper Blair Hamilton. Sutton boss Lucy Clark Hamilton. who previously played for the University of Aberdeen's men's football team while she was transitioning, before being encouraged to join the women's side - made her Sutton debut on August 25 in a 6-0 win over Haywards Heath Town. Adblock test (Why?) The post Football match is postponed after transgender coach signed a 34-year-old transgender goalkeeper appeared first on LatestGist.Com Read latest news on latestgist.ng.