Indian football has recorded a historic 138 per cent surge in women’s player registration for the last two years, indicating a healthy growth in the popularity of the sport as well as an increase in young female athletes opting for football, professionally. According to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) …
Read More »Vueling becomes official airline of FC Barcelona Women!
Vueling, one of Europe’s leading airlines, is to become the Official Airline of the Barça Women’s football team in the form of a partnership deal through to June 30, 2026. Based on shared values and a shared origin in the city of Barcelona, the two parties hope to use the …
Read More »adidas recreate iconic 2006 Jose+10 campaign image with All-Star line-up of role models & icons!
adidas have launches a new campaign to encourage the 43% of girls that quit sport at 13 to stay in football, by showcasing the power and potential of a future in the game. To do this the brand has recreated the iconic Jose+10 image – originally created in 2006 to …
Read More »Gokulam Kerala FC Women to hold trials on April 25!
Former Indian Women’s League champions Gokulam Kerala FC are set to hold trials for their Women’s first team on Thursday, April 25 in Kozhikode, Kerala. This is an incredible opportunity to showcase your talent and potentially join a growing club. The trials would be held at the St. Joseph’s College …
Read More »Multiple job-holding report provides insights to help improve elite women’s football!
FIFA has released a report which examines the circumstances of elite female players who, apart from football, hold other jobs, or have care or study commitments, in various countries around the world. While women’s football at the top level has seen a remarkable trajectory towards professionalisation in the past twenty …
Read More »AIFF constitutes committee to investigate incident in IWL 2 in Goa!
The AIFF was formally notified by players from Khad FC, participating in the IWL 2 in Goa, of certain incidents of alleged physical assault and harassment on them on Friday, March 29, 2024. In light of these allegations, the AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey called an emergent meeting of senior members …
Read More »NDTV VIDEO: IWL2 women’s footballer assault case!
Two women footballers of Khad FC, a Himachal Pradesh-based club, have brought some serious allegations against Deepak Sharma, an executive committee member of the All India Football Federation – the governing body of the sport in the country. According to the footballers, Sharma assaulted them in a hotel room during …
Read More »Capacity-Building in Africa: Women’s empowerment in focus!
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand demonstrated to the world that women’s football in Africa is going from strength to strength. For the first time ever, three teams from the continent proudly progressed to the Round of 16: Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco. The introduction …
Read More »CONCACAF region football leaders celebrate growth of the women’s game!
CONCACAF region football leaders, including the Confederation’s President, Victor Montagliani and CONCACAF and FIFA Council Member and Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association President Sonia Fulford took time last week to celebrate the growth and development of women’s football in CONCACAF, and to recognize the impressive contribution of many women …
Read More »CONCACAF launches region’s first official women’s continental club competition with CONCACAF W Champions Cup!
Following the successful conclusion of the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup over the past month, which saw the United States crowned Champions on Sunday, March 10, after a fantastic final at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium, CONCACAF has announced its next strategic move in women’s football: the launch of the CONCACAF …
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