World Sevens Football Coming To Fort Lauderdale In December, With Nwsl Teams In Talks To Participate

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been chosen to big nan adjacent version of World Sevens Football from 5-7 December this year, aft nan new, lucrative women’s shot competition’s debut “grand slam” arena successful Portugal successful May.

The seven-a-side title was launched earlier this year, pinch financial backing from co-founder and investor Jennifer Mackesy, a number proprietor of nan NWSL nine Gotham FC, offering a $5m prize excavation per tourney – 1 of nan largest prize costs successful world women’s sport. Beyond Bancard Field connected nan field of Nova Southeastern University, and nan location stadium of nan USL Super League’s Fort Lauderdale United FC, will big nan event.

The inaugural eight-team tourney held successful Portugal was won by Bayern Munich, who took location nan winning prize of $2.5m aft beating Manchester United successful nan last successful Estoril. The clubs progressive successful December’s arena are yet to beryllium confirmed, but nan Guardian understands that each 8 participating teams are apt to beryllium from crossed nan Americas, pinch teams from Brazil, Mexico and nan United States (including NWSL teams) among those successful talks to return part.

The matches are played utilizing a half-size transportation and seven-a-side goals, pinch rolling substitutions permitted and 15-minute halves, accompanied by inheritance euphony throughout. However, what makes nan title peculiarly different to different small-sided shot events that person grown successful fame successful caller years is that it involves current, elite players from existing master clubs, alternatively than retired players aliases celebrities. The World Cup-winning erstwhile United States winger Tobin Heath is nan chair of nan World Sevens Football’s subordinate advisory council, a group of erstwhile world stars who person been influential to nan event’s format, building and subordinate facilities.

Ajax from nan Netherlands, nan Portuguese nine Benfica, nan French giants Paris Saint-Germain, AS Roma of Italy, FC Rosengård of Sweden and nan English WSL broadside Manchester City joined Manchester United and Bayern Munich successful nan inaugural event, which occurred during nan run-up to this year’s Women’s Champions League, and was staged adjacent successful Lisbon from a Wednesday until a Friday. December’s arena successful Florida will return spot crossed a weekend, starting pinch group games connected Friday 5 December and concluding pinch a last 2 days later. It will travel 2 weeks aft nan 2025 NWSL Championship final.