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Fifa boss Sepp Blatter says women's
football is "limping behind" the men's game in both profile and
sponsorship. Blatter also thinks football is too "macho" and wants
governing bodies around the world to employ more females in positions of
influence.
History says in the year 2004, Sepp
Blatter, was heavily criticised for suggesting
female footballers play in "tighter shorts" to improve the game's popularity. But he says he feels like
"a little bit of a godfather" to women's football.
Sepp Blatter who is seeking a fifth
term as president of world football's governing body said "Women's
football is still limping behind a little bit;" he said "To get new
partners for women's football is difficult because the focus is on men's
football."
In an
interview with BBC
Global News, Blatter also said:
- women's football is not yet played "the way he would like it to be played", citing a lack of organised leagues in some countries
- female access to football stadia remains a "problem" in parts of the world, like Saudi Arabia and Iran, because of cultural issues
- he wants to change the Fifa statutes to make it easier for women to occupy positions of power around the globe
The number of women on the committee
is currently one, after Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first - and so far
only - female elected onto it in 2013. Lydia Nsekera is also a member of the
International Olympic Committee
Moya Dodd, Asian Football Federation
vice-president, and Sonia Bien-Aime, president of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Football Association, are also on the executive committee but as co-opted
members. Last month, Bien-Aime also became the first female elected onto the
executive committee of the Confederation of North, Central American and
Caribbean Association Football.
In response, Karen Espelund, the
only female member of Uefa's executive committee, said that women can "add
value" to football and football's appeal.
"Football is by far the biggest sport in the world and the professional
men's football is an extremely strong position," said the Norwegian.
"Girls and women add value to the total product and I find it a little bit
strange that not more commercial people see that possibility."
Blatter also confirmed he will
attend this summer's Women's World
Cup in Canada "whatever the
result" of the presidential election. Starting next month on Saturday 6th
June with the first match Can vs CHN at commonwealth Stadium and consisting of
24 teams and 52 matches, it will be the biggest women's football tournament in
history.
Blatter said it was a big
opportunity to showcase the women's game and said it was "up to the
ladies" to put on a great event. "There will be over 20 cameras in
each stadium, there will be goal-line technology and there will be a lot of the
public there," he added.
Sepp Blatter,FIFA president said, this time, he wants more action on
women's game.
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