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Europe’s female referees face exciting challenges!

Europe’s female referees are ready for a hectic 2022/23 campaign, with UEFA giving them a clear message: “Opportunities are there if you do well – take every chance to show us how good you are.” UEFA has been looking back and looking forward with its top female match officials in …

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FIFA welcomes Council of Europe report on ending discrimination against women in sport!

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has approved the report entitled “The fight for a level playing field – ending discrimination against women in the world of sport” prepared by Edite Estrela, a member of the Portuguese delegation to PACE (Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group). The report …

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-Off Tournament draw throws up intriguing clashes!

The draw for the Play-Off Tournament, which will determine the final three qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand, has been made at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The respective winners of Paths A, B and C will complete the global finals. Cameroon …

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UEFA Working Group update on Human & Labour Rights following FIFA meeting!

A delegation from the UEFA Working Group on Human and Labour Rights met with a delegation from FIFA in Zurich on Wednesday, October 12. The Working Group thanks FIFA for the constructive and positive exchange, in which the following key topics were addressed as part of the ongoing dialogue around …

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Four bids to host UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 received!

European football governing body UEFA yesterday, October 14 confirmed that it has received final bids to host the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final tournament from four bidders following the deadline of October 12. A final bid dossier was submitted by the football associations of France, Poland, Switzerland, and a joint …

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Draw for the Play-Off Tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to take place on October 14!

FIFA has announced today that the Draw for the first-ever Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place on Friday, October 14 at 12:00 CET. The Draw for the Play-Off Tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be streamed live on FIFA+ and will confirm …

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Qatar Sports Investments acquires minority stake in SC Braga!

Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the investment group behind several world-leading sports brands and businesses, has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement with Olivedesportos, SGPS, S.A. regarding the acquisition by QSI of 21.67% of the share capital in Sporting Clube de Braga – Futebol, S.A.D (“SC Braga”), one of …

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UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying draw: Dutch get France, Italy pooled with England!

The ten UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying groups have been confirmed following the draw in Frankfurt on Sunday, October 9. The Netherlands were pooled with France while Italy and England will meet again after the draw for the European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2024 set the groups to be played from …

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