MADRID: Spain will bid to jointly host the 2035 women´s football World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced on Friday.
“There is no better way to raise the profile of women´s sport than by participating in the most important sporting event in the world, a FIFA World Cup. We are currently working on it,” RFEF president Rafael Louzan said on the sidelines of a conference in the University of Madrid.
The Spanish federation are bidding to restore the organisation´s image after several non-sporting scandals in recent years. Former president Luis Rubiales resigned in disgrace in September 2023 after forcibly kissing Women´s World Cup star Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain´s triumph in Sydney.