World Leagues Forum: launch of the "Women's Leagues Forum" a platform dedicated to women's leagues

World Leagues Forum has announced the creation of the "Women's Leagues Forum", a "ground-breaking initiative that will empower and unite professional women's football leagues from around the globe," on 10/11/2023.

"The Women's Leagues Forum already connects 16 bodies responsible for their women's national football league. These leagues are either independent professional structures (USA, Sweden, Spain, Japan, Norway) or structures integrated with the men's professional league (Australia, Mexico, Scotland, Belgium, Costa Rica, Panama). Considering the rapidly evolving landscape of women's football, several federations responsible for their national women's league also connect with the group (including England, France, Denmark and Finland)," explained the body.

The Women's Leagues Forum board will be co-chaired by Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL, USA), and Annika Gralls, president of OBOS Damallsvenskan (Sweden), with the following six additional members:

• Mariana Gutierrez, director of the Liga MX Femenil (Mexico)
• Haruna Takata, president…