European FIFA members reportedly killed the idea for a women's league due to lack of detail.GETTY IMAGES
FIFA President Gianni Infantino failed in his bid to introduce a new global league for women "amid concerns that not enough consultation took place with the various stakeholders before the idea was officially tabled," according to Andrew Warshaw of INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. It is understood the proposal was killed by European members at last week's FIFA Council meeting who argued that the idea was "presented as a fait accompli" and that "not enough detail had been provided beforehand." The governing body said following the meeting that the matter "required further examination," yet UEFA is believed to have "made it known as far back as November" that its women's calendar was full and that the new concept "would punish clubs and was not in their best interests." Former FIFA Dir of Women's Football Tatjana Haenni said, "It's great that FIFA wants to do something new but the proposed concept is not what is helpful for women's football worldwide" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 3/21).
