53 Days to the FIFA Women’s World Cup
The newest shock within the broadcast rights drama is the failure of Japanese private and non-private broadcasters to succeed in an settlement for the event which will likely be ought to in near 160 territories. Along with the Matildas, Japan, the 2011 Champions, are seen as the perfect hope to interrupt the US and European problem.
‘Japan has become synonymous with women’s footballing excellence. They had been FIFA Women’s World Cup winners in 2011 and runners-up 4 years later. This is why it saddens me, with lower than two months to go to the beginning of the event, there’s at the moment no broadcaster in Japan,” mentioned FIFA’s chief business officer, Romy Gai.
“Japanese supporters are used to having to watch top level football action throughout the night. However, with the tournament taking place in Australia and New Zealand, fans in Japan will have the chance to watch the world’s greatest players in an excellent broadcast window.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TROPHY BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy will be on Australian shores soon after making its last stop in Lisbon, Portugal this week.
It has been a long journey for the coveted trophy – visiting all 32 nations ahead.
FIFA Secretary-general Fatma Samoura said: “We are especially excited to be here in the home of the Portuguese women’s national team, who have qualified for the first time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I’m looking forward to seeing what Portugal can bring to the competition with other debutants Haiti, Republic of Ireland, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Vietnam and Zambia.”
ACL STUDY
FIFA is researching to discover a answer to the rising variety of high girls’s footballers struck down by ACL accidents.
In simply greater than a yr 25 elite feminine footballers have been struck down by essentially the most feared three-letter acronym in sport – ACL.
Among these injured had been Matildas’ stars Ellie Carpenter and Kyah Simon.
International stars Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema and Laura Weinroither are all doubtful for the FIFA Women’s World Cup after tearing their ACLs this WSL season.
England’s Euro winner Mead publicly known as for extra analysis into why girls are most prone to the damage, which may take as much as 12 months to get better from.
FIFA this week confirmed it was conducting its personal analysis into the difficulty however an answer received’t be easy.
The analysis undertaking began in 2021, is a part of FIFA’s feminine participant well being and efficiency research, is being carried out at Western Sydney University and Irish sports activities analytics firm Orreco.
LOOKING AHEAD
Four member associations have formally lodged expressions of curiosity to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 207.
Belgium, Netherlands and Germany have submitted a joint software, together with Brazil, South Africa and a joint bid from the USA and Mexico.
Final bidding paperwork are due in early December.
KERR EYES MORE SUCCESS
Australians will probably be waking to images of Sam Kerr holding one more trophy after serving to Chelsea declare their fourth-straight Women’s Super League title.
Chelsea simply needed to get a win over bottom-placed Reading to safe the crown – the membership’s second main piece of silverware for the season after successful the FA Cup earlier this month.
A very good efficiency is certain to be a confidence increase for Kerr as she heads into camp with the Matildas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Matildas have one match left earlier than the event begins with a World Cup ship off match in opposition to France on July 14.
Originally revealed as FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 countdown: Japan the most recent nation with broadcast points
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
