Women’s World Cup Sportswashing – Senator Larissa Waters
Forcing women into a situation where they become walking billboards for organisations and in this case of the Women’s World Cup, countries, that threaten their rights is not fair, and not part of the job.
A recent FIFA announcement that Visit Saudi – the Saudi Arabian tourism body – would be a major sponsor of the event is an outrageous decision that has widely and rightly has been condemned by human rights groups and activists including Amnesty International and former Socceroo Craig Foster.
The Greens support calls for FIFA to reject Visit Saudi’s sponsorship of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.