Football is a game of numbers. Players wearing numbers, number of goals scored (or not scored), number of goals conceded (or not conceded), number of players on the pitch, number of defenders in a formation, to name a few. And no Pythagorean theorem, rather components of statistics and data. If we were to get into detail of people’s jobs in the football industry using numbers that would not limit but include scouts and analysts, coaching staff and management, physiotherapists and dietitians. In the case of FC Barcelona Femeni, who have rushed like a bull in a china shop this season with five victories in five matches played, numbers are meant to be built up and then break down records.
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With the 2023/24 Liga F club season having kicked off in Spain, FC Barcelona Femeni players sealed one victory against Madrid CFF and then immediately packed their international bags to represent their respective European countries for the first ever UEFA Women’s Nations League competition.
Sweden’s Sweet Success vs the USA, Fridolina Rolfö’s Impact. Nice guys finish last, or at least that’s how the saying goes. But in the case of your national football team making it to penalties in a World Cup knockout stage, nobody wants to be the nice guy taking a penalty last. And that was exactly Sweden’s situation.
Barcelona Femení icon and five-time African Women’s Player of the Year has the world at her feet… literally. After a stunning display in Nigeria’s 3-2 victory over co-hosts Australia, Asisat Oshoala is ready to re-introduce herself.
64 matches. 32 teams. 736 players. 3 special Catalans. 2 host countries. 1 month long. 1 trophy. Benvinguts al FIFA Women’s World Cup.