Adam Beissel

Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, and Controversies This book offers an in- depth examination of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2023 FWWC) hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The 2023 FWWC was a landmark event in the history of women’s spor...

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This is the second book on the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup from the editorial team of Adam Beissel, Julie Brice, Andy Grainger, and Verity Postlethwaite, serving as a companion piece to our earlier book: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management (2023).

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The collection offers an in-depth examination of key issues that arose during and after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosted in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Our new book is out today!

We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).

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Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump appear to enjoy a "great friendship", with the FIFA president invited to the U.S. President's inauguration.

Apart from the Instagram posts and gushing statements, what does this sporting political bromance mean for the 2026 World Cup?

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However, I do wonder if a major network might partner with Netflix to license 'major matches' for network TV. And who know what the media landscape will look like by then - Netflix may already OWN a major US TV network. So matches may all be vertically integrated by that point.

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And no doubt dedicated women's football fans will subscribe (if they aren't already).

The tradeoff is the potential loss of casual viewers who would've tuned in to network TV channels (i.e., Fox, ABC, CBS) to watch the major matches like those featuring the USWNT or event the WWC Final.

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First thought: Netflix will surpass cable television in household subs next year. So in some ways, FIFA is taking the vast majority of WWC games from cable networks (e.g., FS1 and FS2) to a place where larger audiences reside, certainly by 2027 and 2031.

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Interesting. Very interested in learning the details of this deal.

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FIFA report: Saudi 2034 World Cup bid has ‘medium’ human rights risk According to a FIFA evaluation, Saudi Arabia's World Cup hosting bid in 2034 has "good potential" to spark reform

FIFA have given the Saudi bid for 2034 the same 4.1/5 score for its stadiums - despite eight not yet built - as they gave to the Canada-Mexico-USA bid for 2026, all of which are built, many of which are world leading NFL stadia.

I mean, how?

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The 'keep politics out of sports' crowd is awfully silent that last few days.

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