On 9 May, a special committee tasked with increasing the number of women and girls playing football in Denmark presented a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening and promoting the women's game.After almost two years of deliberations, the committee, which was established by the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 2016, unveiled its final report – which includes three overarching goals and ten specific recommendations for fostering the development of women's football – at a major press conference.Within ten years, the committee wants to see more women and girls playing the game, more women in positions of authority at local clubs (e.g. on clubs' boa... UEFA.com - News
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Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman: I was abused by doctor
NEW YORK— Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Raisman tells “60 Minutes” she was 15 when she was first treated by Dr. Larry Nassar, who spent more than two decades working with athletes at USA Gymnastics. He’s now is in jail in Michigan awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Raisman, the captain of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold-medal winning teams, details the abuse in her book “Fierce,” which will be released on Tuesday. Raisman’s interview with “60 Minutes” will air on Sunday night. Raisman is the latest gymnast to claim she was sexually abused by Nassar. McKayla Maroney, who won two medals at the
Alex Morgan Apologizes For Ejection From Disney World, Reported Drunken Behavior
Alex Morgan isn’t too big to admit she was wrong. The U.S. women’s national soccer team superstar used Twitter on Tuesday morning to apologize for her recent behavior at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Police ejected Morgan and a group of her friends from Epcot Center on Sunday following a verbal altercation with other visitors. Police declined to charge Morgan, 28, and her friends with trespassing, according to The Orlando Sentinel’s Alicia DelGallo. Nevertheless, their reported behavior doesn’t reflect well on them and puts their teams, the National Women’s Soccer League’s Orlando Pride and Major League Soccer’s Orlando City, in headlines f... NESN.com
Geno Auriemma Gets Ripped By Daughter For His Take On Women In Coaching
Share this: Geno Auriemma arguably is the greatest coach in women’s basketball history, but he ruffled some feathers with a controversial take Thursday. The UConn women’s basketball coach is taking heat for his thoughts on why the number of female coaches is declining. “There’s a reason why there’s not as many opportunities for women,” Auriemma told USA Today. “Not as many women want to coach. It’s quite simple.” Not only was Auriemma’s comment not well received by the sports world, it didn’t even go over well with his family. His daughter, Ally, took to Twitter to gave her two cents on her father’s words. I'm pretty sure what dad was trying to say, in a limited, male perspective, is that a lot of avenues are
Tokyo Golf Club Could Lose 2020 Olympics Events Due To Women’s Ban
Share this: What The Kasumigaseki Country Club deems a mere “nuisance” could cost it the most prestigious event in its history. The Tokyo-area country club declined to change its women’s-exclusion rules Tuesday, possibly creating a standoff with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee, according to Reuters. Tokyo 2020 previously appealed to the club to change its stance on women, but the Kasumigaseki board of directors was divided over eliminating rules, which prohibit women from playing on Sundays and becoming full members. Tokyo 2020 now could take action, including stripping the private club of the right to stage men’s and women’s golf events at the next Summer Olympics. After the meeting, board chairman Kiichi Kimura seemingly couldn’t understand the controversy over its rules. In Kimura’s opinion, Kasumigaseki
Here’s How Paige VanZant Won Previous Fight With Vicious Kick To Face
Share this: Paige VanZant has her doubters, but anyone who watched her last fight knows not to take her lightly. VanZant will take on Michelle Waterson in a five-round, women’s strawweight bout Saturday night that will headline UFC Fight Night Sacramento. The 22-year-old enters the fight with a 7-2 record in UFC, with perhaps her most impressive victory coming the last time she entered the octagon. In an Aug. 27 strawweight bout against Bec Rawlings, VanZant needed all of 17 seconds before knocking out her opponent with one of the most impressive kicks you’ll see. The KO earned VanZant “Performance of the Night” and helped elevate her to a No. 10 ranking in the women’s strawweight division. Making her victory even more impressive was the
Holly Holm To Fight For First UFC Women’s Featherweight Title Belt In February
Share this: Feb. 11, 2017 will be a night of firsts for the UFC. Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will square off in the first ever women’s featherweight title fight, marking the UFC’s first appearance in Brooklyn, New York. UFC announced the fight Tuesday night. The introduction of the women’s featherweight division, which will be fought at 145 pounds, is an exciting step for UFC. Holm became a well-known fighter in mixed-martial arts when she handed Ronda Rousey her first loss at UFC 193 in November of last year, and claiming the women’s bantamweight title in the process. Holm failed to defend her title, though. She lost to Miesha Tate at UFC 196, then lost back-to-back fights for the first time in her career when Valentina Shevchenko