This week 100+ professional female players from 24 countries have come together to call for an end to FIFA's sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco.
Aramco is the world’s largest state-owned oil and gas company, playing a major role in fuelling the climate crisis. The oil giant is also 98.5% owned by Saudi Arabia, who have a track record of human rights violations against women and other minorities, including the LGBTQIA+ community.
Jessie Fleming,
Captain of Canadian National Women's Team with 132 caps
Becky Sauerbrunn,
Former Captain of US National Women’s Team with 217 caps
Sofie Junge Pedersen,
88 caps for Danish National Team
Vivianne Miedema,
120 caps for Dutch National Team
Signed in a personal capacity by 106 professional players:
Sofie Junge Pedersen Denmark (88 caps)
Tessel Middag Netherlands (44 caps)
Katie Rood New Zealand (15 caps)
Becky Sauerbrunn USA (217 caps)
Jessie Fleming Canada (132 caps)
Elena Linari Italy (105 caps)
Doris Bacic Croatia (84 caps)
Khalida Popal Afghanistan
Jane Ross Scotland (151 caps)
Linda Sällström Finland (139 caps)
Loes Geurts Netherlands (125 caps)
Tinja-Riikka Korpela Finland (123 caps)
Vivianne Miedema Netherlands (120 caps)
Erin McLeod Canada (119 caps)
Lisa Evans Scotland (109 caps)
Diane Caldwell Ireland (102 caps)
Sanni Franssi Finland (81 caps)
Erin Nayler New Zealand (68 caps)
Ayisat Yusuf Nigeria (68 caps)
Meikayla Moore New Zealand (67 caps)
Aivi Luik Australia (42 caps)
Gabi Rennie New Zealand (36 caps)
Alex Chidiac Australia (32 caps)
Viktoria Pinther - Austria (31 caps)
Malia Steinmetz New Zealand (28 caps)
Julia Tunturi Finland (27 caps)
Luna Gevitz Denmark (25 caps)
Ella Van Kerkhoven Belgium (24 caps)
Katja Schroffenegger Italy (20 caps)
Lily Agg Ireland (18 caps)
Ciara Grant Ireland (18 caps)
Niamh Charles England (16 caps)
Andrine Tomter Norway (16 caps)
Francesca Durante Italy (12 caps)
Paulina Krumbiegel Germany (11 caps)
Sarah Dyrehauge Denmark (9 caps)
Sinead Farrelly Ireland (8 caps)
Macey Leigh Fraser New Zealand (5 caps)
Sara Lindbak Hørte Norway (5 caps)
Emmi Siren Finland (4 caps)
Amalie Thestrup Denmark (4 caps)
Matilde Lundorf Skovsen Denmark (3 caps)
Emma Regan Canada (3 caps)
Emilía Kiær Ásgeirsdóttir Iceland (2 caps)
Maitane Lopez Millan Spain (2 caps)
Rachele Baldi Italy (1 cap)
Emma Beckett Ireland (1 cap)
Samantha Chang Canada (1 cap)
Norma Cinotti Italy (1 cap)
Rhian Cleverly Wales (1 cap)
Sierra Cota-Yarde Portugal (1 cap)
Abbie Cusack Scotland (1 cap)
Cecilie Fløe Nielsen Denmark (1 cap)
Jeanne Hillion France (1 cap)
Anna Koivunen Finland (1 cap)
Dana Leskinen Finland (1 cap)
Tecla Pettenuzzo Italy (1 cap)
Stephanie Ribeiro Portugal (1 cap)
Katrine Svane Jacobsen Denmark (1 cap)
Alma Aagaard Denmark
Simone Andersen Denmark
Ella Beaton-Hill Scotland
Emilie Billing Denmark
Emilie Bølviken Norway
Daïna Bourma France
Kyra Carusa Ireland
Amanda Brunholt Denmark
Mathilde Carstens Denmark
Zalie Chaine France
Isobel Dalton Australia
Kess Elmore England
Sophie French USA
Marie Gade Denmark
Marina Georgieva Austria
Winonah Heatley Australia
Ziva Henry Netherlands
Selma Hernes Norway
Kristin Holmen Norway
Marie Holmgaard Denmark
Emma Ilijoski Australia
Gillian Inglis Scotland
Julie Jensen Denmark
Emmy Jézéquel France
Hannah Jordan Scotland
Elin Landström Sweden
Alexandra Larsson Sweden
Jenna Legg England
Martine Leonards Norway
Rosie Livingstone Scotland
Signe Markvardsen Denmark
Mallie McKenzie USA
Meaghan Nally USA
Jaida Nyby USA
Marie Lynge Olesen Denmark
Nyla Peterkin Canada-UK
Gabby Provenzano USA
Anja Rasmussen Norway
Elisa Rambaud France
Mathilde Rasmussen Denmark
Viivi Spets Finland
Arna Þráinsdóttir Denmark
Saana Tuomala Finland
Jill van den Ende Netherlands
Manon van Raay Netherlands
Amber Verspaget Netherlands
Olivia Wänglund Sweden
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil and gas producer, is 98.5% owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It is the biggest contributor to global carbon emissions, with fossil fuels responsible for 90% of emissions worldwide.
Despite the urgent need to transition away from oil and gas, Aramco has no meaningful plans to phase out its production and continues to expand activities.
It invests less than 5% of its capital in clean energy and has been a major blocker at climate talks like COP.
Saudi Arabia is also one of the countries with the worst track record of lobbying against climate progress.
Despite some recent reforms, Saudi Arabia continues to violate human rights, particularly regarding gender equality and freedom of expression.
Women like Manahel al-Otaibi have been imprisoned for things as simple as promoting female empowerment on social media, while others like Nourah al-Qahtani face long sentences for peaceful activism.
The country also has a male guardianship system in place, requiring all women to have a male guardian (normally their husband or family member). The regime's disobedience law allows male guardians to have women arrested for any perceived disobedience.
The LGBTQIA+ community also faces severe persecution, with same-sex relationships criminalised. There have been consistent reports of discrimination and violence in recent years, including murder, assault, harassment, and the denial of basic rights and services.
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