'Underload' restricting growth of women's game, says FIFPRO official

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A low number of competitive women's football matches stops players from showing their ability and limits the development of the sport, said Sarah Gregorius, FIFPRO's Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for women's football.A report by global players' union FIFPRO which monitored the workload

A low number of competitive women's football matches stops players from showing their ability and limits the development of the sport, said Sarah Gregorius, FIFPRO's Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for women's football.

The report found that even at the top level of the game, women players make a relatively low number of appearances each season. "The players don't have the opportunity to develop properly, but the industry is also not going to develop properly," Gregorius told Reuters. "The scheduling of competitive opportunities is another major issue which can contribute to some players experiencing overload.""Players are actually going from contract to contract, season to season. So, every game is an opportunity to obtain and retain a professional contract," she said."That puts a lot of pressure on them.

 

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