FIFA: presence of women within staff mandatory for women’s competitions from 2026

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Only 12 women among the 32 head coaches for the 2023 World Cup, including Sarina Wiegman for England - ©  The FA

From 2026, every club or national team, at youth and senior level, participating in a FIFA women's competition shall ensure that its head coach and/or at least one of its assistants is female, that at least one member of the medical staff is female and that at least two officials sitting on the team bench are female. This is one of the measures...

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Only 12 women among the 32 head coaches for the 2023 World Cup, including Sarina Wiegman for England - ©  The FA

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