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World football association FIFA wants the prize money for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 to be the same as the Men’s World Cup a year earlier. Gianni Infantino expressed this ambition during the congress in the Rwandan capital Kigali, where he was re-elected president for the next four years. According to the Swiss, however, FIFA needs the support of …

03 apr 2023 om 10:45Update: 2 uur geleden English football players now play in blue instead of white shorts. The Football Association FA appear to be responding to the wishes of the players, who previously indicated that the white shorts weren’t exactly useful during menstruation. At last year’s European Championship, players Beth Mead and Georgia Stanway had already urged clothing …

Football star Vivianne Miedema knows now: she must miss the World Cup next summer. The Arsenal and Orange striker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one knee at the end of last year. Miedema had initially hoped for a miracle, but more than three months before the start of the World Cup, she lost her last glimmer of hope. The …

Marco Bezzecchi won his first MotoGP victory on Sunday. The Italian was supreme on a soggy circuit at the Argentine Grand Prix. Bezzecchi immediately took the lead at the start. The Ducati satellite team rider of nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi then took victory at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit. Bezzecchi, 24, left Frenchman Johann Zarco about four seconds …

Soccer star Sisca Folkertsma from Sloten reappears for the Dutch national team after his second long injury spell. National coach Andries Jonker has called up the 25-year-old midfielder for international matches against Germany and Poland. They will be played respectively on April 7 and 11 in Sittard and Rotterdam (Sparta stadium). Germany is second in the world ranking. Folkertsma plays …

With videoThe Orange Lionesses will remain in Tauranga, New Zealand during the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This coastal town of over 150,000 people will be home base for national coach Andries Jonker’s squad. The Orange Lionesses will train at the Bay Oval in Tauranga and reside at Trinity Wharf Hotel. This was announced by FIFA this …

After an international period, FC Groningen resumes competition on Sunday afternoon with an away match against Fortuna Sittard. The first opponent in the last eight-game series. Eight finals in which Groningen must try to save their lives. The distance to safe fifteenth place has increased to six points. This section is made possible by: Internationals flew and some succeeded. Ricardo …

Adidas launches jerseys for the Women’s World Cup This summer – from July 20 to August 20 – the FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand. Adidas sponsors ten of the participating teams and has already launched the first jerseys. Previously, the designs for Costa Rica, Italy and Jamaica were revealed. Last week, the German …

New Zealanders are sharing colorful photos of the aurora australis on social media. “I had another amazing experience in New Zealand. I saw the Northern Lights with my daughter,” Amanda wrote on Twitter. The aurora borealis or australis, also known as the aurora, is created when electrically charged particles from the sun enter the atmosphere via the North or South …

Hervé Renard is the national coach of French footballers until August 2024. He succeeds the dismissed Corinne Deacon. The football association (FFF) announced the news on Thursday, a day after he handed in his resignation. Renard, 54, leads French footballers to the World Cup which will take place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. The …