Two women from English and Welsh Football Associations have made history after being appointed to some of the biggest jobs in world football.
Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has made history by being elected as the British vice-president on the FIFA Council, while Professor Laura McAllister CBE FLSW has been appointed to UEFA's executive committee - becoming the first Welsh woman to do so.
Hewitt, who secured 39 of the votes from UEFA’s 55 national associations, was elected ahead of incumbent David Martin from Northern Ireland, making her the first woman to beat a man in an election FIFA. The 59-year-old is no stranger to breaking new ground, having been chosen as the FA’s first female chair in its near 170-year existence in January last year.
