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CNA
23-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Bayern Munich beat Man United to win maiden women's W7F title
Bayern Munich came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Manchester United and claim the inaugural women's World Sevens Football (W7F) title in Estoril, Portugal on Friday. Matches in the $5 million prize-pool tournament consisted of two 15-minute halves on half-sized pitches, with golden goals in extra time for tiebreakers. Simi Awujo gave United the lead in the 14th minute with a brilliant shot into the top corner, her third goal of the tournament. Bayern equalised in the second half when Momoko Tanikawa scored with a left-foot strike, and Sarah Zadrazil clinched the victory four minutes from time with a powerful shot. "It was such an important goal. So I just ran to the teammates that couldn't play because we are all one big family and it was also for them that we are champions now," Zadrazil said. The tournament, featuring elite European clubs including Manchester City, Paris St Germain, AS Roma, Sweden's FC Rosengard, Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica, culminated in a final-day showcase including two semi-finals, with PSG beating City 3-1 to take third place. The event launched two social initiatives - 'Community Champions', awarding $10,000 grants to three local non-profit organisations, and 'Rising 7's', aimed at countering the trend of girls dropping out of sports during adolescence.
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
-Bayern Munich win maiden women's W7F title against Manchester United
May 23 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Manchester United and claim the inaugural women's World Sevens Football (W7F) title in Estoril, Portugal on Friday. Matches in the $5 million prize-pool tournament consisted of two 15-minute halves on half-sized pitches, with golden goals in extra time for tiebreakers. Simi Awujo gave United the lead in the 14th minute with a brilliant shot into the top corner, her third goal of the tournament. Bayern equalised in the second half when Momoko Tanikawa scored with a left-foot strike, and Sarah Zadrazil clinched the victory four minutes from time with a powerful shot. "It was such an important goal. So I just ran to the teammates that couldn't play because we are all one big family and it was also for them that we are champions now," Zadrazil said. The tournament, featuring elite European clubs including Manchester City, Paris St Germain, AS Roma, Sweden's FC Rosengard, Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica, culminated in a final-day showcase including two semi-finals, with PSG beating City 3-1 to take third place. The event launched two social initiatives -- 'Community Champions', awarding $10,000 grants to three local non-profit organisations, and 'Rising 7's', aimed at countering the trend of girls dropping out of sports during adolescence.
New York Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Bayern Munich win $2.5M prize at inaugural World Sevens Football, defeating Manchester United
LISBON—Bayern Munich have won the inaugural World Sevens Football tournament in Estoril, Lisbon, having beaten Manchester United 2-1 in the final. Simi Awujo, who won the tournament's breakout star award, put United ahead in the 14th minute with a sublime top corner finish. However, Momoko Tanikawa levelled the score in the second half before Sarah Zadrazil doubled Bayern's lead with four minutes to go. Tanikawa took home the tournament's Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards for most goals and most valuable player of the tournament. Advertisement In the semi-finals Bayern hammered Paris Saint-Germain 5-0, while United secured a commanding 2-0 win over rivals Manchester City. The three-day seven-a-side tournament's format consisted of two 15-minute halves on a field half the size of an 11-a-side pitch with rolling substitutions and no offsides. It involved eight of the biggest European clubs with a $5m (£3.7m) prize pot. As champions, Bayern take home $2.5million (£1.9m, €2.2m) in prize money, which is split 60-40 to the club and players, while runners-up Manchester United earned $1m. The winners' cheque is roughly six times more than what the UEFA Champions League winners will earn $398,000, (€350,000, £294,000) on Saturday. A post shared by DAZN Women's Football (@daznwomensfootball) Such prize money will transform a club's transfer window budget. For context, United's total expenditure was $12m (£9m, €10.7m) for the 2023-2024 season. 'For any team who wins, it would do a lot,' said United head coach Marc Skinner earlier this week. 'First and foremost, the players are enjoying it and having a good time. If we then get to the point where we can win the prize money, then of course that can be huge for us as well. But more importantly, the players have to enjoy it and that's exactly why we are here.' United marked their on-pitch arrival with a human pyramid. Throughout their week, they have done the limbo, cartwheels and sporting charades while Munich pulled off a ten-pin bowling stunt. 'It's like when we were kids again,' said United captain Maya Le Tissier after their penalty shootout win against Paris Saint-Germain. 'There's no pressure, everyone is just laughing, having fun. I love to play it every day. These tournaments are sick.' W7F is backed by co-founder Jennifer Mackesy, who is a minority owner of Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and is also part of Todd Boehly's Chelsea ownership group. The Mackesys have confirmed $100million of investment over five years. Advertisement Plans are underway for an edition in North America in the November or December period. Co-founder Justin Fishkin described the U.S. market as 'super important' and said 'teams from Brazil, Mexico and the United States are ready to participate'.
