Marta > Neymar

This is Bernardo. He recently switched his footballing allegiance from Neymar to Marta in a most emphatic way.

FIFA Leadership: Now With More Women, Dancing, and Duckface

Inspired after listening to new FIFA GeneralSecretary @fatma_samoura #AuthenticLeader #didGoofyface & ACMilan SBoban pic.twitter.com/PdbUsezfCY

— Karina LeBlanc (@karinaleblanc) June 7, 2016

FIFA’s Female Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) concluded its first development module last week for 34 lucky participants from around the world. One (always) very happy participant was Karina LeBlanc, former Canadian WNT goalkeeper, who entertained me all week with her social media updates. No workshop participant was safe from her camera, including the incoming FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura and FIFA President Gianni Infantino!

Off To Malmö!

The team traveled to Malmö in advance of their Champions League match tomorrow.

2015 WWC: Where The Money’s At

Here’s a story from The BBC which caused some discussion earlier this week. Who is the best-paid women’s footballer right now? The answer may be surprising, and yet maybe not so much when you consider why this player earns as much as she does.

2015 WWC: The Vicious Circle of Women’s Football in Brazil

Brazil and Marta have been hot topics for articles during the Women’s World Cup. Or rather, hot topics in countries other than Brazil. According to Stephanie Nolen, a writer with The Globe and Mail, Brazil couldn’t be less interested in what their female football players are doing.

2015 WWC: Meet Some More Players!

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La la la la la la la. La. I’ve been remiss bringing you more player profiles. I partly blame this on certain media outlets not allowing me to view their videos in my country. Harumph. I also partly blame it on my inability to speak more than one language. Harumph harumph. What I don’t blame it on is my binge procrastinating when not working or volunteering. Not. At. all. 😉

2015 WWC: The Shwapsies!

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Well into the second week of the Women’s World Cup and I still haven’t located a sticker album locally. What’s up with that? Is there anyone out there who has procured one? I kinda feel they are a myth, a myth perpetuated to mess with my head. Uh huh.

2015 WWC: I Don’t Play Like Men Do

It is inevitable male-female comparisons are going to happen when a female player gains a certain level of success. I’m guilty of it at times. Our frame of reference for football is largely dominated by the male game.

2015 Women’s World Cup: The Case of Marta, Women’s Football, and Financial (Mis)Fortunes

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We all know there is a massive disparity between the money available for women’s football vs men’s football. The Atlantic writer Gwendolyn Oxenham recently published a fantastic article contrasting the fortunes–financial and otherwise–of Brazilian football stars Marta and Neymar. As Oxenham subtitles the article, “One of the nation’s best players makes $15 million a year. The other can’t find a team to sign her.” A tale of woe all too familiar for female footballers the world over.

Ballon d’Or Winners: In Case You’ve Lived Under A Rock

See how the lion gazes at his prey…

The Ballon d’Or snooze fest has come and gone and I have a quick recap of all of the winners after the jump.