French football continues to break down barriers between men and women. Corinne Diacre was the first woman who trained a professional male team in Clermont, Stéphanie Frapart became last April the first collegiate to referee in Ligue 1 at the Amiens meeting- Strasbourg.
The national soccer team of U.S. women started Women’s World Cup registering a historic win over Thailand with the score 13-0. This history they created is this is the record number of goals made by any team in WWC both in the women’s or men’s category. And the second history was this was the victory with a huge margin in this tournament. Everything happened on the ground; still, some have raised questions on the sportsmanship of players. They are criticizing this team for celebrating goals and the history they have created with too much enthusiasm.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is expected to hold in France and several of the qualified teams have begun preparations for the tournament. One of the tournament favourites Canada have been busy playing friendlies as they look to be in good shape for the tournament.
The national federation of women’s soccer in the United States has launched a lawsuit for alleged gender discrimination. They have issued a press release stating that the lawsuit is not only about wages but also on how certain conditions need to be improved when it comes to sports for women. This is also to improve the participation of women on different levels.
West Ham United Women were totally rampant and dominant last time out, knocking Rovers’ Ladies out of the SSE Women’s FA Cup, to end their dreams of a fairytale success in the competition.
The UEFA is coming up with this campaign, which is, #weplaystrong, in the Republic of Ireland next year.
