Women’s football

March 27, 2025 4:53 PM

India to play Thailand, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Iraq in AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers

India has been placed in Group B alongside Thailand, Mongolia, Timor Leste, and Iraq for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers. The draw was conducted on Thursday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. Group B matches will be hosted by Thailand between June 23 and July 5, 2025, in a centralised single round-robin format, with the group winners advancing to the final tournament in Australia. In total, 34 teams will compete for eight spots in the 21st edition of the Continental showpie...

FIFA report finds wide discrepancy in women’s pay, contracts, attendance

The average annual salary for a female professional soccer player globally is $10,900, says FIFA's annual report on the women's game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the "Setting the Pace, FIFA Benchmarking Report on Women's Football" released on Monday. The highest ...