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FIFA Launches Female Health and Performance Project

FIFA's online training centre aims to close research gaps about female athletes to improve care ahead of the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.

Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Aston Villa v Arsenal - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - May 9, 2026 General view inside the stadium. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Overview

  • FIFA made the platform publicly available on Monday as a free online training centre for all 211 member associations, coaches, medical staff, players and parents.
  • The project contains roughly 30 peer‑reviewed modules across 13 topics, covering core performance areas plus menstrual health, pregnancy, postpartum return and menopause.
  • FIFA cited a review of more than 5,000 sports science studies from 2014–2020 that found only 34% of participants were female and just 6% of studies focused solely on women to justify the initiative.
  • The programme scales pilot work that supported 10 national teams ahead of the expanded 2023 Women's World Cup and incorporates input from leading experts and players such as Carli Lloyd.
  • By giving coaches and medical staff female-specific guidance, FIFA expects fewer training errors based on male data, better injury prevention, clearer return-to-play paths for pregnancy and a faster path to professionalisation in the women's game.