WWC2023 leaves a broad legacy, but safeguarding female players hasn’t been prioritised
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 21 – At the end of a bumper Women’s World Cup and following prolonged consultations, FIFA have still not established a safe sport unit to protect female players from abuse. FIFA’s head of women’s football Sarai Bareman (pictured) however says one will be launched when ready.
In 2021, FIFA promised to set up a global safe sport unit and they launched a child safeguarding programme and toolkit.
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