Fifa wants the International Olympic Committee to restrict women’s Olympic football to under 23s owing to concerns over fixture congestion and workload
They better fucking not
Fifa president just doesn’t enjoy seeing “old women” or some other sexist shit like that, bet you a thou.
Under 23 what? The players have to be under 23?
There’s a paywall,
That’s not a paywall, you can just press the x in the corner to close it, but yes, under 23 years old, like men’s Olympic soccer.
Oh, so it’s just a login in wall. Thanks
Is this actually controversial? Doesn’t it just bring parity with the men’s Olympic squad rules?
It’s actually pretty controversial, and even as a huge stan for the new women’s club world cup, I find this all pretty distasteful from fifa. They’ve clearly scheduled it specifically to conflict with the olympics to try to unseat its place in the women’s soccer calendar, and unlike in men’s soccer, the olympics is one of the biggest and most exciting international tournaments. Players treat a gold medal as being as significant, if not more, than a World Cup win. I would be very disappointed to see one of my favorite competitions turned in to a youth friendly tournament.
