Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been chosen to host the next edition of World Sevens Football from 5-7 December this year, after the new, lucrative women’s football competition’s debut “grand slam” event in Portugal in May.
The seven-a-side competition was launched earlier this year, with financial backing from co-founder and investor Jennifer Mackesy, a minority owner of the NWSL club Gotham FC, offering a $5m prize pool per tournament – one of the largest prize funds in global women’s sport. Beyond Bancard Field on the campus of Nova Southeastern University, and the home stadium of the USL Super League’s Fort Lauderdale United FC, will host the event.
