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Women’s World Cup hosts urge Fifa not to sign Saudi sponsor
Summary by Ground News
Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have urged FIFA not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia. Such a confrontation between a World Cup host and FIFA is unprecedented in recent history. FIFA did not formally announce that deal which became apparent through pitchside advertisements when the games started in November.