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“We exist. Don’t forget or over look us.”: queering the legacies of the 2023 Women’s FIFA World Cup
This research study looked into how the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (WWC), co-hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, approached its required "legacy planning" – essentially, how the tournament aimed to create lasting benefits for women's football. The study specifically focused on understanding whether LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and non-binary) women and non-binary fans were aware of these legacy plans and if they felt their communities were included.
A competitive season of training injuries in New Zealand amateur women’s soccer
This study looked at training injuries in an amateur women's soccer team in New Zealand over a single season. Researchers wanted to understand how often injuries happened and how serious they were. They followed 31 players who trained twice a week on artificial turf and collected data on any physical problems that occurred during these training sessions.