Over 100 professional female footballers from 24 countries have called for an end to FIFA's sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco, the world's largest state-owned oil and gas company. In April this year, FIFA signed a four-year global partnership with Saudi Arabia's state-owned firm that will run until 2027 with rights across multiple events including FIFA World Cup 2026 and FIFA Women's World Cup 2027. The players from 24 countries in a letter said that FIFA's announcement of Saudi Aramco as its major partner "has set us so far back" that it's hard to fully take in.