International developments in Women Football

Discussion in 'Women's International' started by feyenoordsoccerfan, Aug 31, 2023.

  1. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    More tournaments planned for World Sevens Football :

    Our first tournament will take place at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril, Portugal 21-23 May 2025.
    Future tournaments are being finalized and we expect the next tournament to take place outside of Europe before the end of 2025.

    Confirmed: Manchester United, Ajax, FC Bayern, Benfica. Rumoured the four teams playing the Champions League semi-finals as the losers will be free to participate and are all big brands .
     
  2. Lohmann

    Lohmann Member+

    Arminia Bielefeld
    Germany
    Feb 24, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
  3. tjabba92

    tjabba92 Member

    Arsenal
    Sweden
    Jan 12, 2022
    This has not been well-received in Sweden...

    Rosengård (Sweden's participant) has a Damallsvensk match against BK
    Häcken the 24th of May, the day after the tournament. Rosengård has
    been in contact with Häcken and the Gothenburg club refuses to re-schedule
    the match. It will be up to the Swedish Football Federation to decide
    the matter.

    But it was other clubs that reacted the harshest, e.g.:

    Adrian von Heijne (Hammarby's technical director):

    – It is absolutely frivolous of course. To move a match to participate
    in this type of activity. We think that the competitions that
    Swedish teams participate in at club level are organized by the
    Swedish Football Association and UEFA. We know that in advance. We
    set the game schedule according to that, with game schedule meetings
    that are held according to a very set standard. So that this appears
    out of nowhere is very strange of course, says Adrian von Heijne.

    – We think that it is absolutely frivolous if that type of activity in
    any way affects the competitions that we participate in, especially
    the matchmaking in these competitions. We see that the football
    bodies, SvFF and UEFA, regulate the participation of the affiliated
    teams in this type of gimmick.


    https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbla...rosengards-deltagande-i-world-sevens-football
     
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  4. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    In the England second division Blackburn are going to withdraw because it cost too much to run a team.
    And third division, Wolves did not apply for promotion this season as their team was close to to the title and go to the second division. They have now decided to fund the team more and apply in the following season due to the backlash received.

    While in France, at least four out the 12 teams are on sale according to RMC -BFM TV
    The struggle for the men's team following tv rights collapse has putt he women team in a tough situation and l'equipe says up to 8 teams are potentially on sale
     
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  5. tjabba92

    tjabba92 Member

    Arsenal
    Sweden
    Jan 12, 2022
    According to Fotbollskanalen.se, the Swedish Federation has now denied Rosengård's request to re-schedule the Häcken-Rosengård match. Rosengård does have an option to appeal.
     
  6. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Surely Rosengard can play with their youth teams and send their first team to Portugal ?
     
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  7. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    I thought Hammarby's coach exaggerated when calling the 'World Sevens Football' tournament a gimmick. Then I saw Group 1 schedule:

    - Bayern Munich plays 3 matches within 23.5 hours: May 21 at 7pm, May 22 at 2:30pm, May 22 at 6:30pm
    - Ajax plays 3 matches within 24.5 hours: May 21 at 7pm, May 22 at 1:30pm, May 22 at 7:30pm
    - Manchester City plays 3 matches within 25.5 hours: May 21 at 5pm, May 22 at 1:30pm, May 22 at 6:30pm
    - Rosengard plays 3 matches within 26.5 hours: May 21 at 5pm, May 22 at 2:30pm, May 22 at 7:30pm

    Each match will be performed on a reduced pitch, with *slightly smaller* goals, and two halves of 15 minutes each.
    Best part: "rolling substitutions from an unlimited squad (with 14 players selected for each match)".
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sevens_Football#Format

    The tournament pays 250K USD for participants who do not qualify to the final match. It does not matter if you qualify to semifinals.
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6284726/2025/04/24/world-sevens-football-man-utd-bayern/

    All participating women's leagues would be over before May 21, except for the Swedish league.

    Can't blame Rosengard if they choose to field bench players during their two-day stint in Portugal.
    No need to qualify to semis for the same pay.
     
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  8. tjabba92

    tjabba92 Member

    Arsenal
    Sweden
    Jan 12, 2022
    I'm sure Häcken would find that solution more than adequate ;) Or to make things even more fun, Häcken could play their academy team - they are more than capable given that they compete in the Swedish 2nd tier.
     
  9. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    I mean as mentioned in the above post, clubs need 14 players at the World 7 so that leaves at least 8 first team players available plus kids. So they don't need to move their game.
     
  10. Lohmann

    Lohmann Member+

    Arminia Bielefeld
    Germany
    Feb 24, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
  11. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    #36 Lechus7, May 22, 2025
    Last edited: May 22, 2025
    I find it quite funny that my post with results and schedule from this tourney was deleted or moved (based on copyright claim I guess?). Unless I posted it on wrong thread an forgot about it... :oops:
    Well... I was under impression that international developements in woso need to be promoted far and wide if it's success is the aim. ;)

    Here is the official page of the tourney: (link) You can check the results and schedule there.
     
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  12. Lohmann

    Lohmann Member+

    Arminia Bielefeld
    Germany
    Feb 24, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    You posted it in the World Cup Forum.
     
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  13. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    Oh, dear too many open tabs I guess... :D

    @soccernutter could you please move my World Sevens Football post from World Cup thread to Women's International thread. Thank You!
     
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  14. Allende72

    Allende72 Member

    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Nov 17, 2008
    Wilmington, NC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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