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FIFA passes new rule to make women’s coaches mandatory across tournaments

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FIFA passes new rule to make women’s coaches mandatory across tournaments

FIFA has announced the new landmark ruling that women’s teams across its tournaments must have at least one female head coach or assistant coach.

The decision was made by the FIFA Council on Thursday, and is part of their long-term strategy to improve female representation and pathways into coaching. The mandate will come into effect later this year during the Under-17s and Under-20s Women’s World Cups and the Women’s Champions Cup.

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A groundbreaking ruling for women’s football will require at least two female staff members seated on the bench, with one occupying the role of head or assistant coach. There is also a requirement for there to be a female member of the medical team.

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Significantly, the rule will be in effect for the upcoming 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, meaning some nations will have to undergo major shakeups in the technical area.

At the 2023 Women’s World Cup, just 12 of the 32 head coaches were female. This includes Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman, who was runner-up at the tournament.

Jill Ellis, FIFA’s Chief Football Officer, said: “The new FIFA regulations, combined with targeted development programmes, mark an important investment in both the current and future generation of female coaches. There are simply not enough women in coaching today. We must do more to accelerate change by creating clearer pathways, expanding opportunities, and increasing the visibility for women on our sidelines.”

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FIFA hopes these new regulations will build upon their strategy to provide opportunities for women to occupy managerial roles. Since 2021, FIFA has supported 795 female coaches through its coach education scholarship programme. The programme has helped participants achieve required qualifications and professional opportunities.

This season alone, additional investment was made for clubs in England, whereby clubs in the WSL and WSL 2 were provided with scholarships for women to obtain their UEFA Pro or A Licence.

We are yet to see how successful the initiative will be, however with just one-third of head coaches in the WSL being women, this mandate will certainly provide opportunities for aspiring female coaches.

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Moisés Ballesteros, 22, makes Chicago Cubs opening-day roster: ‘He has earned that,’ Craig Counsell says

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MESA, Ariz. — Moisés Ballesteros has hit his way onto the Chicago Cubs opening-day roster.

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Manager Craig Counsell summoned Ballesteros to his office Friday afternoon to deliver the good news. Ballesteros, who turned 22 in November, impressed the Cubs during his brief time in the majors last year, turning his 20 games into a spot on their two postseason rosters as Counsell’s go-to left-handed pinch hitter.

Counsell expects Ballesteros to be the designated hitter “a pretty significant amount” to start the season.

“He has earned that, is the best way to say it,” Counsell said. “When you have a player that has options, and it’s a young player you’ve got to kind of beat down the door to get yourself in a lineup. And so Moisés has earned that opportunity, and you’ve almost got to do a little more to get that opportunity, and I think he has. He’s shown us through a stint last year, through what he’s continued to do this spring, that he deserves at-bats, and he’s going to get some.”

If Ballesteros is in Thursday’s opening-day lineup against the Washington Nationals and right-handed starter Cade Cavalli, he would become the youngest player in franchise history to DH in the season opener, according to team historian Ed Hartig.

In 11 games this spring entering Friday, Ballesteros was 11-for-31 (.355) with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs, a .394 on-base percentage and 1.007 OPS.

The Cubs still have a few 26-man roster decisions they must make before Thursday, predominately with their bench, which could be affected by right fielder Seiya Suzuki’s status for the start of the season. A decision is expected by the end of the weekend regarding Suzuki’s availability and if he will need to go on the injured list because of a sprained PCL in his right knee.

The final bullpen spot is also up for grabs. The Cubs optioned right-handed relievers Ethan Roberts and Gavin Hollowell to Triple-A Iowa on Friday. As the pitching staff starts to come together, notably Counsell confirmed Ben Brown’s one-inning outing Wednesday was to prepare the right-hander for the possibility of being used out of the bullpen to start the season.

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