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Steaua Bucharest Owner Says Women's Football Is 'Against Human Nature'

Gigi Becali, the owner of Romanian football team Steaua Bucharest, has said women shouldn't play football because it is "dangerous" and "against human nature," and he would quit the sport if UEFA forced him to add a women's team.

The former Romanian parliament member phoned into TV show Ora Exacta in Sport (h/t CNN's Aimee Lewis) and was asked what he would do if UEFA tried to force him into adding a women's team:

"I'll quit football!

"You can't do things against God's will.

"How can a woman play football?