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Why the Ballon d’Or Still Falls Short on Women’s Football Recognition
The Ballon d'or winners: Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane (Photo: IMAGOImages). Women’s football has grown in visibility, commercial value and audience interest. Players now command larger stages, greater sponsorship opportunities and more attention than previous...
Alexia Putellas Wins Third Ballon d’Or: What It Means for Women’s Football
Alexia Putellas has won her third Ballon d'Or (Photo: IMAGOImages). On Monday night, the Barcelona legend reclaimed the women’s game’s most prestigious individual award, adding a third Ballon d’Or to the trophies won in 2021 and 2022. The achievement puts her...
Italian Women’s Football: How to Improve Refereeing Standards
Picture: IMAGOImages. “No referee, no game" is one of football's most basic principles. Officiating is an essential part of women's football, particularly because, outside a handful of competitions where technologies such as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) or...
Podcast
The Business of French Football with Andreea Koenig
In this episode of The Rise of Women’s Football Podcast, host Alex Ibaceta sits down with Andreea Koenig, Vice-President of the Ligue Féminine de Football Professionnel (LFFP), to unpack what it really takes to build a sustainable women’s professional league.
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Audiences are breaking records, sponsorship is accelerating, and new opportunities are emerging across every corner of the game. The Rise of Women’s Football exists to capture this momentum, connect the people driving it, and turn progress into lasting change.
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