Grassroots Is Where It All Started For Ireland WNT players

As thousands of girls and boys around the country get involved with football for the first time this summer, the players with the Ireland Women’s National Team are remembering when it all started for them. For some it was kicking a ball around in the back garden. For others it was joining friends on the local green. For most, however, …

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USWNT Earn More From Men’s Progression Than From Own Wins

The United States Women’s National Team has already earned $6.5 million from the men’s progression to the knockout stages of the 2022 Fifa World Cup– more than their total earnings for their own first-place finishes in both the 2014 and 2019 Women’s World Cups. This is one of the first major consequences of the equal pay Collective Bargaining Agreements agreed …

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Stephanie Frappart to be First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match at the Costa Rica-Germany game on Thursday Dec. 1st. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman’s team will be all female, with Brazilian Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina acting as assistant officials. “We know the pressure”, said Frappart before the tournament, “but I think we will not change …

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Katie McCabe to pass on watching World Cup in Qatar

Katie McCabe has said she would not have travelled to Qatar for the World Cup finals that start this month. “No I wouldn’t have went” McCabe said also stating “What is going on there isn’t great. It’s not a good look for football, but the decision has been made. The World Cup will continue, and hopefully, there won’t be any …

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