Tag: Women Football
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Women’s football is growing exponentially
Japan, August 28, 2012: An interested spectator during the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 has been FIFA Women’s World Cup™-winning coach Norio Sasaki. Having also led Japan to a silver medal at the recent London Olympics, Sasaki has been at the forefront of women’s football development, with his side receiving widespread praise for…
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FIFA U-20 Last eight settled after final jostling
Japan – August 27, 2012: The day began with six teams hunting three remaining quarter-final berths across the two groups, with Korea DPR, Norway and USA collecting their tickets to the last eight. However, arguably the biggest story came as the only confirmed team of those on show today, Germany, stunned two-times champions USA with…
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Thais aims to live up to Marta comparisons
Saitama – Japan, August 24, 2012: Marta, After two hard-fought draws in Group B of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 the alarm bells are ringing for Brazil. That much was clear on the faces of the players as they trooped out of Komaba Stadium in Saitama following Wednesday’s 1-1 stalemate with Nigeria,…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012
Miyagi/Saitama – Japan, August 22, 2012: THE DAY REPLAYED – exciting finale, Match day 2 in Groups A and B of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 proved a frustrating one for Nigeria and Switzerland, while Korea Republic got off the mark and Japan rescued a draw. The Nigerians came close to booking…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan
Hiroshima/Kobe – Japan, August 20, 2012: THE DAY REPLAYED – While the first day’s action at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 was notable for close-fought encounters and a solitary emphatic win, the second day of games could hardly have been more different. All four matches ended in comprehensive victories, with Canada helping…
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Excitement building across Japan
Tokyo – Japan, August 18, 2012: The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 begins this Sunday with the host nation and reigning Asian champions among the favourites for the title. And as kick off nears for the Young Nadeshiko’s opener against Mexico in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas hit hardest by the 2011…
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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan
Zurich – Switzerland, August 8, 2012: FIFA and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan would like to remind media representatives wishing to cover the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 that the media accreditation process via the FIFA Media Channel will close this Friday at 23:59 CET. Media accreditation via the FIFA Media…
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Women’s elite dreaming of gold
Zurich – Switzerland, July 23, 2012: Though the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament is a relatively new event in the history of the Games, it is this very discipline that has the honour of kicking off all the sporting action come London 2012. Getting the ball rolling at the 30th edition of the summer Olympics, in…
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Women’s football, a year on from Germany
Zurich, July 17, 2012: The figures generated by the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™ speak for themselves: 800,000 supporters in the stadiums (an average of 26,000 per match), more than 17,000,000 German TV viewers tuning in for the host team’s quarter-final with Japan (nearly a quarter of the population) and some 3,000 reporters. Consensus…
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Statement regarding safe headscarf in football
Geneva, July 06, 2012: Headscarf, I welcome and strongly support the recent decision made by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to allow female players to wear safe headscarves during FIFA-regulated matches and competitions. I would like to commend the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA’s Vice-President, HRH…