The ‘UEFA Football Board’ met on Monday at the House of European Football in Nyon to engage in constructive discussions on various topics related to women’s football, from strategy and refereeing to matching calendars, competitions and player welfare.
The meeting began with a presentation of the activities and initiatives of UEFA in the field of women’s football, which featured attendance records broken across the continent by clubs and national teams, as well as increased investments made in Europe in recent times.
The UEFA Women’s Football Strategy was then discussed, recommending further initiatives encouraging greater representation in leadership positions within football, new competitive opportunities, protection of female players, improved structures of support, quarry, as well as more support for small and medium-sized national federations.
Also, referee issues such as VAR, handball, behavior of footballers and coaches, and the new ‘Be a Referee!’ UEFA campaign, followed by issues related to competitions and the match calendar. The need was conveyed for greater consideration of the players’ needs and for an open dialogue on the match calendar, the scheduling of competitions and the calculation of injury time, which adds an additional burden to hard work of the players. The ‘UEFA Football Board’ also expressed his appreciation and satisfaction with the new UEFA women’s national team competition system and provided information on the current status and evolution of UEFA Women’s Champions League.
The meeting concluded with medical discussions focused on the effects of the menstrual cycle on player performance and recovery, head injury prevention and education, and anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention and treatment. (LCA).
The meeting was attended by Verónica Boquete, Marissa Callaghan, Karen Carney, Jovana Damnjanović, Jonas Eidevall, Magdalena Eriksson, Laura Georges, Gemma Grainger, Ada Hegerberg, Pernille Harder, Josephine Henning, Eugénie Le Sommer, Carolina Morace, Francisco Neto, Alexia Putellas , Lotta Schelin, Viktoria Schnaderbeck, Tessa Wullaert and Leah Williamson.
Nadine Kessler UEFA’s Director General of Women’s Football said: “Bringing together some of our football’s great figures to discuss the successes, challenges and opportunities facing our sport is a necessary step. We listened to them carefully .” And I really loved the open spirit and constructive debate. Their ideas will undoubtedly lead to a better football landscape in Europe. I want to thank you all for your time.”
Veronica Boquete: “This is an experienced group, who really knows our competitions, our problems, our weaknesses and our strengths, so it’s great to be able to share it. We want to contribute to improving the system and the organization and bring new ideas. I already think UEFA is doing a great job, but if I can do something to help, great.”
Karen Carney: “Everything is moving very fast, but we have to build this sport on a solid foundation. Now it’s about bringing people together so they understand that there are many countries and each one is at a different stage of the evolution of football its feminine, so understanding and listening to each other’s point of view is really important, because we all want the same thing.
Source: La Verdad
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