Symposium to be held for raising women's soccer to new heights

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Symposium to be held for raising women's soccer to new heights

Women's soccer experts and representatives from more than 130 national associations will gather together in Long Beach, California on Oct. 9-10 for the FIFA Women's Soccer Symposium.

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Women's soccer experts and representatives from more than 130 national associations will gather together in Long Beach, California on Oct. 9-10 for the FIFA Women's Soccer Symposium.

World soccer's governing body FIFA said in a statement on Tuesday that the symposium will be held with the goal of exchanging ideas and information on the strategic development of all levels of the women's game worldwide.

Over the two-day symposium, the attendees will work together, exploring potential methods for improving the quality and quantityof female footballers at the global level, with assistance and instructions for national associations with varying development levels of the women's game.

As a sample of the symposium's agenda, some issues to be tackled will be women's player/coach/league development, the improvement of media and sponsor visibility, as well as plans for the integration of women's programs in national and regional associations around the world. (Xinhua)

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