Olga Carmona

Spain’s egg-freezing offer for players draws support from Amanda Ilestedt, but experts warn it’s no guarantee of children

The Spanish Football Federation is paying its players to freeze their eggs. Sweden’s Amanda Ilestedt thinks it’s a good way to avoid feeling stressed about the biological clock. But researcher Angelica Lindén Hirschberg warns against a false sense of security.

Spanish football federation to pay for egg freezing for women’s national team players

The Spanish Football Federation is paying for national team players to freeze their eggs so that motherhood does not affect their careers. "It is an alternative for those players and referees who wish it," writes the RFEF.

No Marta in the Olympic Games Semifinal – Appeal Rejected

Canada reaches quarterfinals despite point deduction

After the drone scandal, Canada's women's national football team received a six-point deduction in the Olympic Games. But after tonight's victory over Colombia, they are clear for the quarterfinals after all. Marta's Brazil also advanced with difficulty.