The Swiss Federal Government is cutting finances for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
With 82m Francs spent on the Men in 2008, the original plan was to spend 15m on the Women however they have announced it has been cut to just 4m.
Inequality at its finest.
After attending every Men’s game in Qatar, the Swiss Federal Council has rejected the invitation to watch the Women’s National Team in New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup. This despite the fact the Foreign Minister will be in Wellington next week.
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević says she didn’t need the break Inka Grings has given her, and “I would have liked more support from my coaches.”
It’s believed Crnogorčevic, along with Lia Wälti and Ramona Bachmann have spoken against Grings and the lack of call up is in direct relation.
"I flew to her in Madrid and had a long conversation with Ana, it was important to me personally to talk to her alone [...], where the atmosphere is more relaxed."
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević is back in the squad after a meeting with Inka Grings in Madrid.
Wälti on the Spanish Team, “I don’t want to be in their shoes. A new bomb explodes every day. It couldn't be worse, and nobody is talking about their title anymore."
“I’m just sorry for what’s going on. We can only express our support for the players and hope for a solution.”
Die Schweiz trifft am Dienstag auf Weltmeister Spanien. Dass die Partie tatsächlich stattfindet, zeichnet sich nach einer nächtlichen Krisensitzung in Spanien nun ab. ANati-Captain Lia Wälti geben die Vorgänge bei den Weltmeisterinnen zu denken.
Our Captain Lia Wälti has written a letter to her younger self in honour of International Women’s Day 2023.
“Dear younger self,
Generation after generation, women were not allowed to do sports.
They were ridiculed, humiliated, and not accepted as athletes.
If Captain Lia Wälti plays both matches she will earn her 100th cap for country in Zürich against England.
A team filled with her Arsenal teammates Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Jordan Nobbs, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Nikita Parris.
Nadine Riesen is stuck in her hotel room with an illness so will be unavailable for tonights game.
Lia Wälti also stuck to her hotel room on Wednesday through illness. Though she joined training yesterday and should be able to play this evening.
“If we leave such statements unnoticed, they continue to occur…” says GC Player Leandra Flury after she was sexually harassed by fans during a game.
After the news hit the Nati about the incident, Lia Wälti said “Such people don’t belong in our game.”
“Sadly, there are too many people in our society who are not enlightened, or intelligent enough to have recognised the signs of the times. It's difficult for me to understand because I live in a very open climate in women's football. We deal with it completely normally.” 🌈❤️
It is believed the three big pillars of the team Wälti, Bachmann and Crnogorčević have made their thoughts known. Though the latter being the loudest and more emotional, is now paying for it.
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević has been nominated in the MVP (Most Valuable Player) category at the Sports Awards 2023.
By winning her 3rd Champions League title in June, she has achieved something no Swiss woman has ever done before.
Click here to vote for Ana:
“A big thank you to those who supported us the past weeks, to the fans who came to our games in England and the ones who cheered for us from Switzerland. I had goosebumps a few times because it's so beautiful to see how we can fascinate so many people for our sport nowadays.”
Swiss Cantons have already pledged over 60m Francs to the Women’s Euro 2025, but still the Federal Government only wish to contribute 4 million.
SP Politician Katharina Ali-Oesch of Thun (BE) says she was “really angry” about the decision.
Bern will alone pledge 6.2m Francs.
Dear Lia Walti,
The 2025 European Women's Euro will be held in Switzerland. So the English women will come here to defend their title. You, will lead the Swiss national team onto the field as captain and challenge the great football nations of Europe.
More chaos in the Swiss Nati as Blick speaks to the ex-employee accused of “pinching a player’s butt”.
The employee denies this and the New Zealand police were contacted for CCTV footage. Meanwhile, three more players come forward with other accusations.
Young Swiss Midfielder Smilla Vallotto who plays for Stabæk will miss out on her first chance of a World Cup due to clashes between the SFV and the Norwegian club about release dates.
The club refused to release her until July 2nd.
The Swiss Federal Government is cutting finances for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
With 82m Francs spent on the Men in 2008, the original plan was to spend 15m on the Women however they have announced it has been cut to just 4m.
Inequality at its finest.
Lia Wälti says the departure of Coach Nils Nielsen is not ideal, but she “doesn’t think there will be a kink due to that.”
Assistant Marissa Wunderlin already turned down the job.
Lia’s ideal? Joe Montemurro, however “as far as I know, he feels comfortable in Turin” she says.
“He is a very pleasant guy,” says Captain Lia Wälti after meeting interim coach Reto Gertschen, “friendly and open”.
She hopes that the joy of playing, which was recently lost […], will return under the new coach.
Lia Wälti recovered 31 balls in the Women’s Euro Group Stage which was the most by any player in the tournament so far.
Gaëlle Thalmann made 13 saves putting her in the top 5 most saves by a keeper during the opening stages.
“It doesn’t have to be the best, it is just important to maintain a respectful relationship. I don’t need 23 best friends” Inka Grings says when asked about her alleged ‘tense’ relationship with Ana-Maria Crnogorčević.
Switzerland will play England in a pre-tournament friendly on June 30th before the Women's Euros.
They played the same friendly in the Tissot Arena in Biel against England in 2017 before the last Women's Euros. The final score was 0-4 to England.
Source: itv
The Swiss Council of States have agreed to a commission motion demanding the Federal Council support the UEFA Women’s Euro with 15m Francs.
Cities and Cantons have so far pledged 65m Francs. They believe the Federal Council should also make an appropriate contribution.
After many months planning, paperwork and meetings we’re so happy to announce the Official Schwiizer Frauen Nati Fan Club is finally here!
Follow us for all things Schwiizer Frauen Nati and stay tuned for our memberships and meet up opportunities.
Link in bio.
A lovely letter to the head of Women’s Football in Switzerland… THIS is why we still fight for what we deserve.
Women and girls everywhere should be allowed to play football without the ‘patrons of men’s football’ spewing sexist and homophobic insults.
Freundliche Grüsse x
It was clear in New Zealand that not all players understood Grings’ decision making.
In a decisive group game against New Zealand. Both Wälti and Bachmann were noticeably perplexed and annoyed when midfielder Géraldine Reuteler was substituted half way through the match.
Grings was later accused of not listening to her players objections.
The team had suggested playing Viola Calligaris who at the time played for Levante and knew the players well. This was ignored and she was only substituted on once the team were 4-1 down.
"They are so important to the team [...]. When these three are gone, there are big question marks."
Martina Moser says nothing will work at a home European Championship without Lia Wälti, Ramona Bachmann and Ana-Maria Crnogorčević.
Red Card for the Federal Council!
Tomorrow a petition will be handed directly to Eva Herzog with over 15,000 signatures demanding adequate funding for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
If you wish to sign the petition, please use the link here.
“A dubious handling of the accusation of an assault, a series of defeats, a desolate game against Spain, rebellion and a coach in the headwind: improvement is difficult to imagine.”
What is happening with the Swiss National Team?
It’s quite an interesting thing to do considering the Swiss Federal Council adopted the Equality Strategy back in 2021.
This strategy aims for Women and Men to have equal economic and security without discrimination and violence by 2030.
The Swiss Federal Government is cutting finances for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
With 82m Francs spent on the Men in 2008, the original plan was to spend 15m on the Women however they have announced it has been cut to just 4m.
Inequality at its finest.
“The SFV can confirm that after being informed of an incident within the women's national team at the end of September, it has separated from an employee.“
The employee denies the accusations and has announced he will legally challenge the termination.
Bachmann later left the field as a substitute and was seen urgently talking to Grings.
The mood after the game was tense, even with a 0-0 draw making them Group A winners.