The Metropolitan Girls League was flourishing until a dispute flared up among the game’s hierarchy
Grace McAuley Ryan, a former Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper, and the NDSL’s Brendan Renwick
Dozens of girls’ soccer teams in Dublin and surrounding counties are missing out on matches or playing heavily one-sided games due to a bitter dispute between administrators that has led to one female official being sued by a male director.
Last year, the Metropolitan Girls League (MGL), which grew over the last decade to a position where it had 270 teams and 8,000 players, almost completely collapsed due to a row with its parent body, the North Dublin Schoolboy/girl League (NDSL).
