Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia's tourist board, is set to be unveiled as one of the sponsors for the Women’s World Cup. For USWNT striker Alex Morgan, the sponsorship is rather 'bizarre.' “Morally, it just doesn’t make sense.” More:
“I just don’t understand it. I think that what Saudi Arabia can do is put an effort into their women’s team that was only formed a couple of years ago, and doesn’t even have a current ranking within the FIFA ranking system because of how few games they’ve played. That would be my advice to them, and I really hope that FIFA does the right thing. I mean, pretty much everyone has spoken out against that, because morally, it just doesn’t make sense.
The statement read: “U.S. Soccer strongly supports human rights and equity for all and believes in the power of our sport to have a positive impact. Our values, principles and vision guide our decisions in choosing which sponsors and partners with whom we directly align. “While we cannot control how other organizations manage sponsorship selections for the tournaments we compete in, we can voice our concerns and we will continue to support our players.”
Amnesty International has described Saudi Arabia’s human rights record as “appalling.” Homosexuality and gay marriage is illegal in the country and women were not allowed to watch football matches until 2018. Saudi’s Women’s Football League was launched in 2020 and FIFA’s own website reports “women’s football is rather new in Saudi Arabia”. This month, the Saudi Arabia women’s national team hosted and won a four-team friendly event in a bid to secure a FIFA women’s ranking for the first time.The U.S. women’s national team is set to face off against Canada, Brazil and Japan this month as part of the 2023 SheBelieves Cup.
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