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FIFA has announced the new landmark ruling that women's teams across its tournaments must have at least one female head coach or assistant coach.

Roger Bennett breaks down how global conflict could shape the World Cup, and the truth behind the cliché of the World Cup's ability to "stop wars.

* Joined ESPN in 2011 * Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours * Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Women's teams at in FIFA tournaments must have a female head coach or assistant coach on the bench following fresh legislation brought in by the sport's governing body.

Based in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN's women's soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCL UEFA's director of women's football Nadine Kessler has said expansion of women's football tournaments and leagues is not the problem itself, but the battle for limited space in an already overcrowded calendar, an area she says organisers must manage more responsibly, is crucial to maintaining player safety.