- World Sevens Football announces متحد States edition
- Will play tournament in Florida from December 5-7
- Seven-a-side format includes $5 million prize
Women’s Sevens football has lined up its second edition, and will come to the United States in December, the competition organizers announced Tuesday.
The next edition will take place Dec. 5-7, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at Beyond Bancard Field – home of الدوري الأمريكي الممتاز side Fort Lauderdale United FC.
The first iteration of the seven a side tournament was held in البرتغال in May, and drew a series of high-profile clubs from across the world. بايرن ميونيخ were crowned champions. The competition offers a $5M total prize pot, with $2M going to the winners, and the rest shared among the participating clubs based on performance.
This edition will be “bigger and better” than the original tournament, organizers promised. The inaugural competition featured eight European clubs, all of which sent some of their best talents to participate in the two day event.
There is no confirmation yet on which teams will play, and clubs from outside of Europe have been considered as potential participants. Former USWNT stars Tobin Heath and Kelley O’Hara are among those involved in the planning of the competition after a successful first iteration.
Adrian Jacob, head of W7s and former executive for تشيلسي FC women, promised that the second version of the tournament will only improve on the first.
“We thought it was really successful,” he said. This one is going to be bigger and better. We’re going to take what we did from the last one, we’re going to bring it to the Americas. And we are really, really excited.”
Jacob also pointed out that the United States was the logical next step for the tournament, saying “We want to reach all different corners of the world with World Sevens. Once we had one in Europe, it was always going to be in North America, or Central America, or in the Americas, with all the different clubs there.
“You know, football isn’t concentrated on Europe. The fan base is everywhere, and the way we can elevate the game is globally. There’s so much we can do. And obviously, with everything that’s going on in the States, in the Americas, women’s football is growing hugely, absolutely everywhere.”
O’Hara, who registered 160 caps for the USWNT, pointed out that the differentiation of the tournament could be key in its success.
“We want a place where players can enjoy themselves, have fun, but we want it to be good football. We want it to be competitive,” she said. “So that went into the thinking of the clubs that we brought in and how we set it up. Obviously there’s a very big prize purse on the line, and that contributes to players taking it seriously and wanting to win.
“And the reality is, you have top link teams and clubs from around the world like that’s bragging rights. People are going in and they’re having a good time. They’re enjoying themselves. They’re, you know, a little bit looser ahead of the games.”
The tournament will take place in December, with participating teams expected to be announced in the coming months.
