Nations League: Is a women’s football edition a good idea?

Reports have emerged that UEFA has begun planning a Women’s Nations League that will follow the same format as in men’s football. 

The men’s version of the UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by senior men’s national teams from across Europe. 

First introduced in 2018, following the FIFA World Cup, the format sees the continent’s best nations split into groups, with the best teams facing off in Group A –– before semi-finals and finals to determine an overall winner. 

According to journalist Sandra Riquelme, a women’s version of the Nations League is already in the works, though the exact dates are yet to be confirmed. 

UEFA’s objective is to use the competition to further promote women’s international football and its operation will be “similar to that of the men.” 

The success of Euro 2022 has catalysed the potential growth of the women’s game, but would the introduction of a Women’s Nations League prove to be beneficial? Or, is there the danger that more international fixtures could lead to fixture congestion and a gruelling and unmanageable schedule? 

GiveMeSport Women weighs up the pros and cons of a Women’s Nations League and assesses whether the competition would be in the best interests of women’s football.

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