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Lionesses, feeling let down by men? Don’t worry, Gianni Infantino will explain how to fight those battles

While the Fifa boss pontificates to ‘all the women’ that they should ‘just push the doors’, we suggest he does his actual job, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Gianni Infantino urges women to ‘pick the right battles’ in equal pay fight

The Women’s World Cup pot is $110m while Qatar 2022 was $440m as Infantino said: ‘with men, with Fifa, you will find open doors’

The Guardian - UK

Australian police rejected Fifa requests for Gianni Infantino to be escorted during World Cup travel

Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria police turned down request for escort for Fifa president, which is normally reserved for foreign heads of state

The Guardian - AU

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Gianni Infantino tells women in football to ‘pick the right fights’ to utilise their ‘power to change’

Infantino said: ‘Football in general, in all the leagues and all the competitions, pay a fair price. Show that you respect women and women’s sport.’

The Independent UK

Emma Hayes: Lauren James ready for World Cup final but it’s up to Sarina Wiegman

England star James is back from a ban for the Spain clash on Sunday but she remains in competition with replacement Ella Toone for a starting spot.

The Independent UK

Infantino defends FIFA decision to expand Women's World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday hit back at critics of the decision to expand the Women's World Cup to 32 teams, saying, "I'm sorry, but FIFA was right."

Radio France Internationale

Gianni Infantino says ‘women have the power’ to achieve equality in football

Ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final between England and Spain, the Fifa president said women must ‘push the door’ to equality

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FIFA president calls for ‘full equality’ in football beyond Women’s World Cup

Infantino said: ‘Football in general, in all the leagues and all the competitions, pay a fair price. Show that you respect women and women’s sport.’

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup: NZ refused request for police escort for Fifa president Gianni Infantino

Fifa chief was rejected for motorcade because it is ‘against standard operating procedures’, say New Zealand police

The Guardian - AU

Women's World Cup: how better sports diplomacy can help women's football grow

The 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup is set to be the biggest yet. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the event is projected to have over a million spectators and 2 billion television and digital viewers.

The Conversation

Paris 2024 won’t solve the world’s problems – has anyone told the Olympic president?

Comment: IOC overlord Thomas Bach thinks the Olympics can help heal ‘division and war’ but Paris 2024 might want to solve its own troubles first, one year out from the Games

The Independent UK

The Women's World Cup expanded to 32 teams this year. Has the quality suffered?

A record 32 countries are participating in this year's Women's World Cup - up from 24. When FIFA announced the increase in 2019, people were worried the quality of the soccer tournament would suffer.

WEKU

Women soccer players were promised at least $30,000 to play in this year’s World Cup. Now FIFA is backtracking on its pledge

The announcement comes on the eve of the Women’s World Cup, where women players earn a quarter of what men do.

Fortune

Jitka Klimkova: New Zealand squad stayed calm after hearing of Auckland shooting

Three people were killed in an incident which occurred 400 metres from Norway’s team hotel

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Evening Standard

Bulging book of subplots means England face mammoth task to write new chapter of their success story

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made his usual prediction on the eve of this Women’s World Cup.

The Hindu

Infantino urges fans to 'seize moment' on eve of Women's World Cup

FIFA urges fans to "seize the moment" and buy Women's World Cup tickets. 1.375M sold, surpassing 2019 tournament. NZ's opening match yet to sell out. Seats still available for most matches, including New Zealand vs Norway and semi-finals.

The Independent UK

Women's World Cup player payments will be distributed by federations

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he is engaging with member federations to make sure that the $30,000 payments designated for every player at the Women’s World Cup reach the athletes

The Conversation

Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics: the Women's World Cup is about to kick off

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this Thursday night, the first football world cup hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Daily Mirror

Why FIFA 24 is called EA FC 24 - the future of EA Sports' football game series explained

There won't be a FIFA 24 game released by EA Sports this year, and EA Sports FC 24 is the reason why

The Guardian - UK

Does football need Fifa? Breakaway threat may test Infantino’s grip on global game

Leader of the game’s world governing body would be forced to rethink chasing votes and cash if Uefa and Conmebol unite

The Hindu

Explained | What is football’s new offside rule as proposed by Arsene Wenger?

In this explainer by The Hindu, Ananya Kaushik explains the newly proposed offside rule in football as proposed by the FIFA International Football Development Chief Arsene Wenger, why he proposed the changes, and how FIFA is planning to implement the change.

Al Jazeera

FIFA allows anti-discrimination armbands at Women’s World Cup

Eight armbands unveiled that captains of the 32 football teams can choose to wear in Australia and New Zealand.

The Independent UK

Fifa reveal eight options for Women’s World Cup captains after ‘OneLove’ armband fallout in Qatar

The men’s World Cup in Qatar saw nations claim they had been threatened with bookings for wearing the inclusive garments

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a prison’: teenage security guards stuck in Qatar after World Cup

The trio say they have been left jobless and homeless after being fired without warning, allegations which controvert Gianni Infantino’s claims on workers’ rights in the Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Football quiz: how much do you remember about World Cup 2022?

It’s been six months since the strangest World Cup of all. Test your recall of those long nights, giant stadiums and weird speeches

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