CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who introduced two new award categories to promote womens football globally?
A
Asian Football Confederation
B
UEFA
C
CAF
D
FIFA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) introduced two new award categories,off Women’s goalkeeper of the year and a women’s team of the year, to promote women’s football across the globe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British Ladies’ Football Club was founded by activist Nettie Honeyball in England in 1894. Honeyball and those like her paved the way for women’s football.

Detailed explanation-3: -1895: The first women’s football match. North beat South 7-1. 1920: The first women’s international game.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States have won four times, and are the current champions after winning it at the 2019 tournament in France. The other winners are Germany, with two titles, and Japan and Norway with one title each.

Detailed explanation-5: -Women’s soccer matches tend to be slower because their lungs are smaller than men’s, which means they receive less oxygen. Since both men’s and women’s games are ninety minutes long, women tend to slow down the longer they play (source). Weird, huh? There are other physical differences as well.

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