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While the pandemic has inevitably reshaped the Business Case’s projections, Moriarty remains convinced that women’s football still offers a unique opportunity in terms of its unparalleled growth potential. “Covid-19 means not many people are looking at investing immediately, but [the women’s game] is investment-ready. It’s also a bit of a twist on ‘this is what we’re looking for’ to ‘this is the value that women’s football offers football and society in Australia.’ … [Read more...] about Economic benefit of 2019 Women’s World Cup bodes well for Australia and New Zealand

Here’s more from FIFA: Confirming the high level of interest sparked by the FIFA World Cup across the three host nations, today’s interactive online workshop gathered all 17 candidate host cities from the USA and followed on from meetings with all Mexican and Canadian candidate host cities held earlier this year in Mexico City and Toronto, respectively. … [Read more...] about US host cities for 2026 World Cup move to next stage with FIFA

In 1950, the nation went into mourning after losing 2-1 to Uruguay in the decisive match at the only other World Cup hosted by Brazil in an incident forever immortalized as the Maracanazo — a play on words on the Maracana stadium where the game took place. … [Read more...] about Brazil’s World Cup humiliation that became an expression

"In that moment, you're absolutely devastated but you knew the focus was going to be on Bass, no matter how well she played in the game or in the five or six games before that. As a captain and also as a friend, it was important that we were there for her and showed her love. We went there to win a medal and it might not have been the one that we wanted but we were going to win a medal for her and she was going to be a part of this team that makes history." … [Read more...] about The One That Got Away: Steph Houghton reveals all about 2015 Women’s World Cup semi-final heartbreak

The decision follows a meeting of the ICC Board over a conference call on Wednesday afternoon. With a slow relaxation of lockdown in the country, hosts Australia have harboured faint hopes of conducting the marquee men's T20 World Cup during its scheduled October-November window, despite CA Chief Executive Kevin Roberts admitting to a "very high risk" of the tournament getting postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Decision on T20 World Cup deferred to July