FIFA seeks age limit for women's Olympic football to ease player workload
FIFA wants to restrict the women's Olympic tournament to under-23 players to cut fixture congestion.
FIFA wants to limit women's Olympic football to under-23 players because of too many games and tired players. No formal plan exists yet, but both groups say they're open to talks.
Brisbane 2032 is the earliest change could happen. Los Angeles 2028 spots are locked in.
FIFA partly caused this problem by launching the Women's Club World Cup in January 2028, six months before the Olympics. The move would upset many top players because the Olympics is huge for women's football.
The IOC may resist: women's football makes money in the US, Europe, and Australia.
- Atlanta 1996
- Women's football Olympics debut
- 5 of 8
- US Olympic titles won
- Brisbane 2032
- Earliest possible change
- Under-23
- Proposed age limit
Why it mattersIf approved, it would change what the women's Olympic tournament means, removing the world's best players and reshaping one of sport's biggest stages.
AustraliaAustralian women's football fans and players like Sam Kerr would be affected if the Olympics moved to under-23 only, as it would exclude most senior national team members.
