The co-hosted tournament in Australia and New Zealand will take the game to ‘another level’, say organisers
Matildas Chloe Logarzo and Bryleeh Henry and Young Matilda Hana Lowry in Sydney to mark 500 days to go until the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Matildas Chloe Logarzo and Bryleeh Henry and Young Matilda Hana Lowry in Sydney to mark 500 days to go until the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Last modified on Mon 7 Mar 2022 06.16 GMTast week, there was a leak. More accurately, a leaked rumour.
Though it flew under the radar, it was also important, and appears – at least on the surface – to demonstrate a commitment to ensuring this opportunity will not be viewed as one that got away once the bright lights of the tournament have faded. “Through Legacy ‘23 we will deliver meaningful change including 50/50 gender participation, greater female representation in leadership roles and greater access and pathways at all levels of the game.”
Both on the pitch and off, the gestures are laudable, and the federal and state governments says they are on board. But cold hard cash is what makes the world turn and football in this part of it is notorious for having none.in government funding over an eight-year period to achieve its ambitious Legacy ’23 proposal, including $180m earmarked for a “female community football facility legacy fund” to reverse a long-standing paucity of infrastructure.
“I think we’ve always had this happen to us as a team, where maybe before the World Cup we haven’t been performing or things have happened where they fired our coach, or got a changeover of coach right before the Olympics or the World Cup,” Kerr told Fox Sports on Monday.
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