Via The Athletic, a look at the milestone of Rebecca Welch becoming Premier League’s first female referee:
Rebecca Welch becoming the Premier League’s first female referee is a “milestone” moment for football, Burnley [...]
Via The Independent, a report that some women were allowed into an Iranian football stadium to watch the Tehran derby on Thursday:
Iran have allowed women into a football stadium for a match
FIFA President Gianni Infantino [...]
December
17,
2023
Via The Guardian, a look at Saudi Arabia's interest in hosting the Women’s World Cup:
Saudi Arabia scored a major PR victory earlier this year when it became the only bidder for the 2034 men’s World Cup, all but [...]
December
1,
2023
Via CNN, a report on why two Juventus stars are talking about mental health:
“It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a moment which, even 10 years on, he can still clearly [...]
December
1,
2023
Courtesy of The Athletic, a report on Marie-Louise Eta, Union Berlin’s quiet Champions League trailblazer:
As Union Berlin’s players drifted down the tunnel and the stands in Braga’s Municipal Stadium emptied to the tune [...]
November
9,
2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at the complicated legacy of Qatar’s World Cup where Qatar and FIFA say the event brought change to the country, but activists aren’t convinced:
In 2010, when FIFA announced that [...]