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FIFA Mandates Female Coaches for All Teams

3/21/2026

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has introduced a policy requiring teams to include female coaches, with at least two women on staff and one in an assistant or head coach role.
The rule applies to international football and FIFA club competitions—six of top ten nations comply and four have female head coaches.
In Women's Super League, three teams meet the criteria, and a third of managers are female.

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Story summary

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has introduced a policy requiring teams to include female coaches, with at least two women on staff and one in an assistant or head coach role.
The rule applies to international football and FIFA club competitions—six of top ten nations comply and four have female head coaches.
In Women's Super League, three teams meet the criteria, and a third of managers are female.