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More than 100 elite women’s soccer players have protested against FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi-owned oil giant Aramco.
The decision will shake up a transfer market that is weighted in favor of clubs over players – it could also benefit leagues such as MLS.
France’s distinctive anti-corruption legal framework made possible an Olympics free from major corruption scandals.
Why it’s been the most talked-about African football tournament in years: the wins, losses, hosts and bosses.
Saudi Arabia is on track to host the football World Cup in 2034, raising concern among human rights campaigners.
The two football-loving nations are also political allies with a shared history.
The Women’s World Cup is emerging from the shadow of its male counterpart, breaking attendance records and drawing a global audience.This surge in popularity is a win for gender equality.
Money talks, and sportswashing often works. Some of football’s biggest names now call the Saudi Pro League home.
We’re experiencing a great sporting and cultural moment. But the Women’s World Cup needs to be more than a four-week football festival.
Whatever happens in the quarter final against France, in many ways the Matildas have already won before they even set foot on the pitch.
African teams take the football world cup by storm.
As participation levels rise, TV viewing figures increase and sponsorship income improves year on year, what’s left to achieve for women in football?
Fifa is facing a bumpy road to balancing money and moral aspects of growing the Women’s World Cup.
The implications of the Canadian women’s soccer team’s World Cup loss goes beyond Canadian national pride.
Gender disparities in sport extend to injuries too. Female soccer players are at greater risk for ACL tears than males and it is clear immediate action is needed to address the non-biological factors for the injury.
While positive change has been seen, especially surrounding this year’s Women’s World Cup, there is still much work to be done by organizations governing women’s professional sports.
The US national team is the favorite going into the tournament in New Zealand and Australia. But growth in the global game has seen others catch up.
While the 2023 Women’s World Cup might be the best yet for women in terms of investments and viewership, there is still room for improvement for the 2027 World Cup.
In the lead-in to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, it is revealing to look back on the media coverage of women’s international soccer.
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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