Domestic pro leagues indicate the state of women’s football in a particular country, offer players adequate playing time, progression and growth opportunities
Canada may be Olympic champion but it trails Vietnam, the Philippines and the rest of the field at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in one important category: Canada does not have a women’s pro league.
Fourteen of Canada’s 23-woman roster play their club football in Europe with nine of those in England, including Chelsea’s Kadeisha Buchanan, Jessie Fleming and Ashley Lawrence and Arsenal’s Sabrina D’Angelo and Cloe Lacasse. “Experience within the national team setting is important, but players — usually — spend most of their time at their clubs,” the FIFPro report says. “In an ideal scenario, proper playing time and growth opportunities found in domestic football competitions provide the foundation for player progression.
The average number of teams in these countries’ top women’s leagues currently stands at around 12. That compares to an average of more than 16 in the corresponding men’s leagues. The win over Vietnam also saw eight Americans make their World Cup debuts: Savannah DeMelo, Naomi Girma, Emily Fox, Andi Sullivan, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Alyssa Thompson and Sofia Huerta.
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