FIFA has begun conducting inspection visits to the countries that have confirmed their bids to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
The United States and Mexico confirmed their joint bid to host the tournament in December. There is also a joint European bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Brazil are the final country that lodged an official bid before the December 8 deadline.
The on-site inspection visits to bidding countries is the next stage of the process, with a FIFA statement confirming that “it will also hold meetings” with respective federations “to assess.
State prosecutors have accused former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and for allegedly coercing Jenni Hermoso to publicly support him in the public backlash against him.
The judge investigating potential charges over Luis Rubiales’ kiss on Jenni Hermoso after this summer’s Women’s World Cup final has recommended the case go to trial.
National Court (Audencia Nacional) judge Francisco de Jorge has also proposed trying former Spain women’s team manager Jorge Vilda, ex-Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) marketing manager Ruben Rivera, and RFEF men’s national team director Albert Luque, the ex-Newcastle United striker.
Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips after Spain’s World Cup final win over England on August 20 in Sydney,.
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente is set to sign a new contract that will see him manage the men’s national team through to the World Cup in 2026.
De la Fuente’s current deal is set to expire at the end of June this year with all parties confident that an agreement will be reached beyond this summer’s European Championships and through to the World Cup that will be hosted in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The Spanish FA (RFEF) have yet to make an announcement over De la Fuente’s future as they have yet to name a permanent successor as president following the.
Brazil football legend Mario Zagallo, who won four World Cups as a player and coach, has died at the age of 92.
Zagallo won back-to-back tournaments as a player in 1958 and 1962, before led Brazil to glory as a coach in 1970 becoming the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager.
He was assistant coach to Carlos Alberto Parreira when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
He also led Brazil to the final in 1998, where they were beaten by hosts France.
A Brazilian football federation (CBF) statement in the early hours of Saturday confirmed Zagallo’s.