Women Soccer Players’ Biggest Challenge is Changing FIFA Itself

Expand Members of the US women's soccer team celebrating a goal at the FIFA Women's World Cup in France, on June 11, 2019. © 2019 USWNT Once every four years, we get the chance to celebrate the millions of women and girls who play soccer around the world as we watch the FIFA Women’s World Cup. But as you cheer for top players and your favorite national teams, it’s also a chance to reflect on the fact that in many countries, women and girls have to fight to even get onto a playing field. And once they do, they face threats, unfair pay, harassment and sexual assault. In May 2017 FIFA published…

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