by admin | Jun 15, 2023 | Representation, SEW
FIFA ended a standoff with broadcasters in five major European television markets by agreeing to a Women’s World Cuprights deal Wednesday just five weeks before the first match. The deal struck collectively with the European Broadcasting Union ended nine months of...
by admin | Jun 15, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The average attendance for the NWSL is up 48% at the halfway mark of its 2023 regular season compared to last year. The league also announced that total viewership on CBS is up 21% year-over-year, and unique streaming viewership on Paramount is up 50%. The numbers...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Footballers were placed “at risk” during qualifying for next month’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by a lack of medical support and substandard working conditions, according to the global players’ union. A report by Fifpro involving responses from 362...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Standout sprinter Tori Bowie was in labor when she died of childbirth complications, her agent confirmed Monday. A three-time Olympic medalist, including gold in 2016, Bowie was found dead last month at 32. The agent, Kimberly Holland, confirmed to CBS News the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard said Sunday that the Mercury will make adjustments for traveling to future road games, one day after star center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur” at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not divulge...
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
There was a line outside Climate Pledge Arena 2½ hours before tip-off, and it nearly stretched out to the street. The stage was set for a celebration: The Seattle Storm would retire Sue Bird’s No. 10 after the game. But the Washington Mystics crashed the party,...
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
OL Reign captain Lauren “Lu” Barnes is the first player to make 200 regular season appearances in NWSL history, playing all 90 minutes in the Reign’s 2-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Current on Saturday. During her 11-season tenure with the Reign, Barnes has only...
by admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
More than nine months have passed since Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles played their final WNBA games. The legends retired after the 2022 season, Bird on Sept. 6 when her Seattle Storm were eliminated at home in the WNBA semifinals, and Fowles on Aug. 14 when her Minnesota...
by admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Representation, SEW
United States forward Catarina Macario has joined Chelsea on a free transfer from Lyon, the club announced on Friday. Macario, who has 17 caps for the USWNT, arrives at the Women’s Super League side on a three-year deal. Read More
by admin | Jun 8, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The details confirmed Wednesday by FIFA fulfils a promise made in March to financially reward the 732 players taking part in the July 20 – Aug. 20 tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand. It means more than half of FIFA’s total prize money fund of...
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