Why women’s football is first casualty of Fifa plansImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England are due to play Greece in round one of the World Cup play-offs in OctoberByJoe RindlBBC Sport journalistPublished35 minutes agoWomen’s football will be the first to suffer if Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors goes ahead, according to former England defender Anita Asante.On Thursday European football’s 55 member associations voted to boycott all Fifa competitions until the governing body drops Infantino’s proposals.
Uefa’s stance will first be tested when the Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup starts on 5 September in Poland.
“The first casualties will be women’s football tournaments,” Asante told BBC Sport.
“I don’t think Fifa have considered the implications of their decision.”
The Polish Football Association (PZPN) stated on Friday it has not received any information about teams withdrawing from the competition and preparations are continuing as planned.
In October, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all have qualifiers for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
And the Under-17 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in October in Morocco.
“That’s what’s so frustrating for players. You can’t take for granted the opportunity to play in the World Cup,” stated Asante.
“If this isn’t resolved by the time of England’s qualifiers, then the impact could be huge and it is already a busy schedule.”
