Women's Football

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FIFA Guarantees 14-Week Maternity Leave For Women

What could be called as a revolutionary measure, FIFA has guaranteed maternity leave for professional women footballers. FIFA's president Gianni Infantino has stated that the body has approved a minimum of the 14-week maternity leaves for female players with a minimum eight-week leave after birth as per the new rules. Infantino said, "The club will be under an obligation to reintegrate her into football activity and provide adequate medical… read-more

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 - 06:24 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: FIFA, Women's football, Maternity Leave, Pregnant women

Courtesy: NDTV Sports