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Women’s World Cup 2023: co-organizers Australia and New Zealand write to FIFA for Saudi sponsor

Women's World Cup 2023: co-organizers Australia and New Zealand write to FIFA for Saudi sponsor

Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have asked Fifa to “urgently clarify” reports that Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority will be named as the official sponsor of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The agreement with Saudi Arabia is set to be announced and has already been criticized by human rights groups. The Gulf Kingdom has been accused of violating human rights. Football Australia and New Zealand Football …

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Saudi Arabia will sponsor the Women’s World Cup and strengthen ties with FIFA

Saudi Arabia will sponsor the Women's World Cup and strengthen ties with FIFA

Saudi Arabia’s tourist authority will sponsor the women’s soccer World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this year, despite the country’s history of suppressing women’s rights. FIFA is expected to confirm that Visit Saudi will join international brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola and Visa in attaching its name to the 32-team tournament which will kick off in front of an expected 50,000 supporters at Auckland’s …

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Australia and Argentina criticize Fifa for World Cup scheduling

Australia and Argentina criticize Fifa for World Cup scheduling

Australia and Argentina have criticized Fifa for scheduling their last 16 match three days after their final World Cup group matches, saying the short round treats players like ” robot”. The Socceroos defeated Denmark on Wednesday night and face a high-profile elimination game with Lionel Messi and Argentina on Saturday at 10pm local time. Argentina have even less time to recover, having played their 2-0 …

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