Four of Europe’s most prestigious football clubs They will be pioneers in a revolutionary women’s soccer contest at seven starting in May and with a benefit of 5 million dollars awards.
AFC AJAX, FC Bayern, Benfica and Manchester United They have already given their names as the first participants, while four more will be announced, among which FC Barcelona could be lost. Its inaugural series World Sevens footbaLL (W7F) is scheduled for the Sunday of May 21 to 23 in Estoril (Portugal).
The contest introduces a quick format with a two -day match of 15 minutes played in the medium -sized fields, along with all the matches that Dazn has operated around the world.
“Change is a priority within our club,” he said Alex Kroes, Technical director of Ajax. “World Sevens Football offers a Kapana -exciting opportunity for our players to showcase their creativity and skill in a quick rhythm format.”
“We have a kid and talented team with lots of players from our own academy and we’re ready to compete with so much,” he added.
Bianca Rech, Bayern Women’s soccer director, described the contest as “an exciting opportunity”, while the local representative, Benfica, accepted with pleasure the opportunity to show women’s football on the Portuguese ground.
“As a club that has always defended women’s football in Portugal, we are proud to be part of this history competition and welcome our incredible athletes and fans,” said Fernando Tavares, Vice President of Benfica.
Manchester United Participation occurs in the middle of the current national era. “Our only goal is to end the national season as much as possible to the WSL and the England Cup, and then travel to Portugal to enjoy what they promised that three days of fast football, fun and seven.”
United is the third in the league and is expected to maintain FA Cup when facing Chelsea, head of WSL, in Wembley on May 18. The soccer tournament up to seven has been shown as a milestone for women’s football, according to ADrian Jacob, W7F Director of Soccer: “Soccer in the seven World Cups consists of creating opportunities for soccer players reflecting their immense value and talent.”
A Player Advisory Council was created where the former International Tobin Heath, Anita Asante, Kelley O’Hara, Laura Georges and Caroline Seler were listed to help guide the new event.
Source: La Verdad
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