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Tim Jotischky
Mar 8, 2023

Why FIFA's Women's World Cup ambassador is an own goal

Former FIFA council member and Australia international Moya Dodd calls the move 'tone deaf.'

The Brazilian supermodel once appeared in an advert for Kia, posing in stilettos in front of a team of American footballers, apparently trying to persuade them of the merits of “soccer”.

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