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Coronavirus Pandemic Shed Light on Culture of ‘Unfair Pay': British Parliamentary Report; Birmingham City Teenager Jude Bellingham’s Racial Abuse Nightmare and More (Football News Round-up)
24 Jul 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Coronavirus pandemic has brought the spotlight on ‘unfair pay' in football, says British Parliament’s DCMS committee report | Birmingham City teenager Jude…
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ATK Mohun Bagan Retain Iconic Green and Maroon Jersey, Thierry Henry Takes a Knee Before MLS Game and More (Football Round-up)
11 Jul 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): The board of directors of the newly-formed Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan met on July 10 | Montreal Impact boss Thierry Henry takes a knee at start of…
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Real Madrid Femenino: Club Makes History, Forms Women’s Team
02 Jul 2020
118 years after its own formation Real Madrid finally completed the procedures to establish its own women’s team -- Real Madrid Femenino -- buying out Deportivo Tacon to do so. This, years after…
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Sexual Harassment In Football: Former Physio with Under-17 Colombia Team Calls Out the System
30 Jun 2020
Carolina Rozo, a former physio with the Colombia Under-17 women’s team, details the abuse she faced at the hands of then manager Didier Luna, and the long road she undertook to get the federation to…
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Future of Women's Game In England Faces Threat From Covid-19; Venues for Postponed FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India on Track And More (Football Round-up)
28 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Future of English women's game faces threat due to COVID-19 | Venue preparations for postponed FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on track, says AIFF | Premier League…
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FIFA Announces New Dates for U-17 Women’s World Cup to be Held in India
12 May 2020
FIFA announced that the U-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in February-March next year, keeping the original eligibility criteria despite the postponement -- players born on or after January 1, 2003…
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FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in India Postponed
04 Apr 2020
In addition to the postponement of events including the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in India, the working group also made recommendations for the men’s game — ‘to postpone all international…
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Women Storm Male Refereeing Bastions in Cricket and Football
16 May 2019
India’s GS Lakshmi became the first woman in International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) panel of match referees, while the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held a men’s AFC Cup match with an all-woman…
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India to Host FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup; But Do Women Get to Play?
26 Apr 2019
In Episode 22, journalists Mihir Vasavda of the Indian Express and Sharda Ugra from ESPN India join the 420 Grams team in a discussion on the challenges women’s football face in India despite earning…
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India to Host 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup; Indian Football Should Make it Count
20 Mar 2019
With no proper grassroots academies, club teams or financial incentives, women’s football in India lives an ad-hoc existence. With the country set to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, the…