Fifa wants the International Olympic Committee to restrict women’s Olympic football to under 23s owing to concerns over fixture congestion and workload

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[–] 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child)

Is this actually controversial? Doesn’t it just bring parity with the men’s Olympic squad rules?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 hours ago

    It's actually pretty controversial, and even as a huge stan for the new women's club world cup, I find this all pretty distasteful from fifa. They've clearly scheduled it specifically to conflict with the olympics to try to unseat its place in the women's soccer calendar, and unlike in men's soccer, the olympics is one of the biggest and most exciting international tournaments. Players treat a gold medal as being as significant, if not more, than a World Cup win. I would be very disappointed to see one of my favorite competitions turned in to a youth friendly tournament.

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