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The condemnation is right, and it needs to be followed by real structural protection not just a statement. Women should never have to choose between their career and their family. #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality #RespectInSport #PlayOnTheStrongSide
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Portugal's sports minister has condemned maternity discrimination in sport after national record holder Cátia Azevedo alleged that Sporting CP offered her reduced terms following her return from maternity leave.
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17 years old. 6 goals. The most goals by any player in a Women’s World Cup match at any level. Maddie DiMaria just wrote herself into history. 🇺🇸⚽🔥 #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality #FIFAWWC2027
17-YEAR-OLD MADDIE DIMARIA MAKES HISTORY 🤯
With 6 goals in today’s 17-0 win against Samoa in the U-17 World Cup, DiMaria set the record for the most goals by a U.S. player in a single match AND the most goals by any player in a Women’s World Cup match at any level 🇺🇸
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The goal was never a trophy. It is a community where nobody has to brace for Game Day. That is the score we are playing for. thestrongside.team 🙏 #TheStrongSide #PlayOnTheStrongSide #EndGBV #SaferStadiums #GoalForSafety
Violence harassment and discrimination have no place near the beautiful game — and we are building the standard that keeps them out.
#TheStrongSide #PlayOnTheStrongSide #EndGBV #SaferStadiums #InclusiveFootball #GoalForSafety
Lead by example. For the game. For our communities. For each other. The Fan Safety Toolkit is free and available now at thestrongside.team 🙏 #TheStrongSide #FightForwardAt26 #FanSafety #SafeMatchday #EndGBV #PlayOnTheStrongSide
The Strong Side Fan Safety Toolkit is your playbook for match day, practical tips proven skills and ready to use resources to speak up protect the people around you and model the inclusive spirit the beautiful game deserves. thestrongside.team #TheStrongSide #CallItOffside
The NWSL is not thinking about a ceiling right now, and that energy is exactly what women’s sport deserves at this moment. The league is building something and it is far from done. 🙌 #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #NWSL #GenderEquality #PlayOnTheStrongSide
The National Women’s Soccer League is looking to expand to 20 teams and beyond, according to commissioner Jessica Berman.
“I don’t think 20 is the max, I think 20 is the next touch point."
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Fans are not problems to be managed — they are partners in building safer more inclusive cultures. Safety is not a privilege. It is part of the experience. thestrongside.team 🙏
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The women's game is not a smaller version of the men's game. It is its own thing, with its own identity its own values and its own commercial future. Soccerex in Miami showing exactly why that distinction matters. 🙌 #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality #InclusiveFootball
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A Soccerex panel in Miami has explored how women's football is carving its own commercial identity, prioritising player welfare, independent branding and meaningful partnerships to drive sustainable growth.
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Women's professional sport is breaking records while girls at the grassroots level are being priced out pushed out and kept in the dark about their own rights. The growth at the top means nothing if the pipeline at the bottom keeps narrowing. #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide
While women’s professional sports continue to experience unprecedented growth, girls are hampered by a high cost of entry in sports, a declining sense belonging and a lack of awareness of their rights. usatoday.com/story/sports/wo…
Football and cricket this weekend, women's sport delivering on every front. Head to Basadi in Action to hear from the coaches and players making it happen. 🙌⚽🏏 #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality #PlayOnTheStrongSide #BasadiInAction
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This weekend is packed with #football and #cricket action games you won’t want to miss!
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The PSRA called it insufficient. The Crew eventually terminated the contract. The right outcome — but it should not have taken that much pressure to get there. Female officials deserve better from the first decision. #CallItOffside #TheStrongSide #WomenInSport #RespectInSport
❌ Federico Higuaín, head coach of the Columbus Crew reserve team, squeezed a female referee's hand and refused to let go despite being repeatedly told to do so, saying to her: "Don't forget this is a man's game."
He was sent off from the match and MLS Next Pro initially gave him a two-match ban.
However, the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) described the original ruling as "insufficient" as Higuaín committed "deliberate physical abuse and sexism against the official."
Columbus Crew reviewed the situation and terminated the manager's contract.
Some performances speak for themselves. Manchester United Women with 10 goals a couple of days ago was one of them. 🔴🔥⚽ #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #ManUtdWomen #WSL #GenderEquality #PlayOnTheStrongSide
History being written in real time at Birmingham City Women. Four goals in four WSL appearances, the beautiful game at its finest. 🙌⚽ #WSL #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #BirminghamCityWomen #PlayOnTheStrongSide
4 - Only Rachel Williams (6) has scored more goals in their first four WSL appearances than Océane Hurtré (4), with both doing so for Birmingham City Women.
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A women's team can be mid-season competing at the highest level and still get less coverage than a men's league that is not even playing right now. That is not a pipeline problem. That is an editorial decision being made every single day. #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide
A new study shows how much women’s sports struggle to break through in news and highlight shows compared to football, basketball and baseball.
Out-of-season coverage for men’s sports still rivals or eclipses in-season coverage of women’s sports.
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We don't just teach violence prevention — we build a safety net for the whole community. Meaningful cultural change for fans players staff and communities everywhere the beautiful game is played. thestrongside.team 🙌
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What happened to that female official was deliberate. Physical intimidation. A sexist remark. And a two-game suspension that falls short of U.S. Soccer's own minimum requirements. The Strong Side stands with every female official in this game. #CallItOffside #TheStrongSide
Our statement regarding @MLSNEXTPRO and their handling of a recent disciplinary issue:
ALT During a recent MLS NEXT Pro match, a male head coach committed two deliberate acts of physical abuse and sexism against a female official -- squeezing her hand and refusing to let go after being told to stop three times. This physical intimidation was compounded by a demeaning, sexist remark to the official: "Don't forget, this is a man's game." MLS NEXT Pro investigated and responded with a two-game suspension and other non-suspension discipline. U.S. Soccer policy states a “forceful grab” like this requires a minimum three-game suspension. Acts of discrimination also require a minimum three-game suspension. MLS NEXT Pro’s own manual also states that coaches are held to “a higher professional standard than players.” The League’s response falls drastically short of the right message to the participants, the referees, and the public. It needs to be reevaluated. Women make every level of this game better. They should not have to endure intimidation or degrading comments to prove it.
Champions League football is back. Women's sport delivering as always. 🙌⚽🔥 #ChampionsLeague #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality
This is what women in sport looks like. F1 Academy delivering exactly what the next generation of female drivers deserves. 🙌 #F1Academy #WomenInSport #TheStrongSide #GenderEquality
