By David Diaz – Head of Sport Practice at Baker McKenzie

The National Women’s Soccer League has announced the hiring of Dr. Cindy Chang, MD, FACSM, FAMSSM, as the league’s first Chief Medical Officer. As CMO, Chang will oversee league medical operations and protocols, further build on best practices for athlete wellbeing and safety, and provide guidance on improved strategies for injury management, rehabilitation and preventative care.

FIFA Referees Committee have announced the lists with the names of the selected match officials for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

A group of aspiring young footballers from around the world will have the chance to impress the Arsenal Academy performance staff, after registering performance data with STATSports that simply couldn’t be ignored.

Following this weekend’s Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women’s FA Cup Finals, stars of non-league football Adam Boyes and Chloe Williams were presented with the inaugural Golden Ball Awards in partnership with Mitre as the top scorers in the respective competitions.

Minnesota United FC have begun the process of upgrading Allianz Field’s playing surface to a GrassMax Systems hybrid stitch system, the club announced Monday

Technical Directors from across CONMEBOL and Concacaf regions learned more about FIFA’s commitment to help them ‘build football for the future’, at a three-day course for new Technical Directors at the Colombian Football Federation Technical Centre in Barranquilla.

Premier League investing £1.75m per annum for the next three years for new network of Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres

Optus Sport has secured the exclusive rights to the Women’s FA Cup Final, making it the third year in a row it has broadcast the final. The final pits last year’s winner, Chelsea, against Manchester City, which has won the title three times since the 2016/17 season. Some of Australia’s best footballers, including Matildas captain Sam Kerr, Alanna Kennedy and Hayley Raso are set to play, meaning an Aussie will raise the silverware on Sunday 15 May regardless of the result.