On April 5, Lise Klaveness (Norway, 1981), the primary girl to chair the Norwegian Soccer Federation in its total historical past, additionally aspires to develop into the primary girl to carry an open place on the UEFA Government Committee.
On April 5, Lise Klaveness (Norway, 1981), the primary girl to chair the Norwegian Soccer Federation in its total historical past, additionally aspires to develop into the primary girl to carry an open place on the UEFA Government Committee. She is a former worldwide participant along with her nation, she was a lawyer and choose in Oslo when she retired earlier than returning to soccer in regulation corporations. A 12 months in the past, in the course of the FIFA congress, she gave a speech strongly criticizing the selection of Qatar because the World Cup venue that reached the 5 continents.
What steadiness do you make of the World Cup after that speech?
It didn't begin properly with the ban on One Love's bracelets, with FIFA demonstrating all its energy on the identical day of the match. I did not like that, however afterwards it was a event the place the followers felt secure and there have been quite a lot of good video games. So I congratulate FIFA as a result of it was a hit.
However...
All of that does not change the truth that Qatar was an illegitimate election with unacceptable penalties. It was a rustic with out infrastructure or native staff, so the danger of loss of life was very excessive. They used a type of slave system. I hope nothing like this ever occurs once more, we will not have fun World Cups that value human lives.
Are you optimistic about being elected as a member of the Government Committee?
It is my first try so I sense that it is going to be very difficult. By no means earlier than has a feminine president challenged for an open place.
What does it imply?
There's a place reserved for a girl on the Committee, which might have been extra reasonably priced for me. However in 100 years no girl has held any of the opposite positions and soccer can also be the most important sport for ladies so I made a decision to ship a message with my candidacy.
Have you ever encountered a lot opposition?
The presidents I discuss to inform me about geographic steadiness and my lack of expertise however what about gender steadiness and having a feminine perspective. No girl in 100 years!
Did you get any recommendation?
The very first thing I did was discuss to a president of one other federation who advised me that he was going to present me recommendation, to be affected person with equality points. However earlier than he gave it to me I had determined to do exactly the alternative. Listening to that you must be affected person after these 100 years shouldn't be good recommendation.
You had been technical director of Norwegian soccer, ladies's... and males's. She is used to working with males.
I've pals in all places and I really feel each males's and ladies's soccer, I watch all of the video games. But when we wish to normalize issues and reward benefit, we now have to simply accept that the gender steadiness should change. And if an important a part of your group shouldn't be represented when making selections, it's difficult.
Is it real looking to think about complete equality between women and men?
It's a complicated query with complicated solutions. UEFA shouldn't be an equality division, it's devoted to organizing competitions, however on the identical time soccer is the most important world phenomenon, additionally for ladies. I do not assume it is real looking to assume that in a number of years we'll obtain complete equality and I do not assume it is the purpose itself both, however it isn't having a system that continues to widen the variations with every passing day and continues to underestimate ladies's soccer.
How is it achieved?
You can not take one thing away from the masculine to boost the female. They're very completely different markets and completely different histories and cultures. However we can also't simply settle for that we now have the least equal group on this planet.
How do you see the Tremendous League venture?
Everybody at UEFA thinks it is a dangerous thought, that is why we have to shield the present mannequin, with relegation and promotion. It's the true tradition of soccer.
Do you assume you will notice the sunshine?
Once they introduced it two years in the past, the venture was nearly destroyed. However I do not assume it is a lifeless thought, I believe there's going to be quite a lot of dialogue going to be wanted sooner or later as a result of the issue shouldn't be resolved and we now have quite a lot of challenges to deal with. The prices of the large golf equipment proceed to extend and it is vitally troublesome to succeed in a degree of revenue to compensate them.
UEFA is already finding out the Negreira case, how do you assume it will possibly finish?
I haven't got sufficient info to make a judgement. I do know the case above however I do not know whether it is about corruption and social gathering fixing, or whether it is extra a case of irresponsible spending of cash. No matter it's, it is clearly not good. I'll observe it carefully.
Does Norway speak about this?
Sure, positively. However neither is it identified in depth past what the media reviews. As a lawyer that I'm, I want to have all the info and analyze the case as a result of the media have their very own logic and naturally they at all times search battle and confront individuals. However I wish to know the true causes behind this case, though it doesn't look good and isn't acceptable.
What would the exclusion of Barça imply for European soccer?
I have been a Barça fan since I used to be little, I like Barcelona. My youngsters have the shirt. Actually, I lived there for a number of months when my first little one was born simply to go to the video games.
What a pastime...
I cherished your initiative with UNICEF and what's behind the 'greater than a membership'. Additionally that every one his thought has been transferred to ladies's soccer as a result of it isn't one thing widespread. On the age of 30 I performed with Caroline G. Hansen, who was 17, and now she is at Barça. It's a membership that I really feel very near, as occurs to many individuals, it has modified soccer and it has touched our hearts with its fashion. For years it was perceived as a membership that was not based mostly on cash however on values, and to see how they joined the Tremendous League or to assume that they are often disregarded of Europe hurts my coronary heart.
Jakub Jankto publicly mentioned that he was homosexual.
He took an important step, exhibiting braveness, and I hope he was properly acquired. However it isn't one thing we will take as a right, we now have to maintain preventing.
Why do you assume it is nonetheless a taboo topic, particularly in males's soccer?
The stigma and the stereotype of a homosexual individual is to be female and soccer is one thing very masculine in our society, and that most of the finest gamers are in comparison with ballerinas. If you're younger, it is troublesome sufficient to undergo puberty to be referred to as homosexual, which maybe is one thing that many individuals do not say with dangerous intentions, however due to the tradition we now have, being seen as one thing female scares you.
Will this transformation?
The hot button is within the youngsters, they're very versatile in these features, and we will change issues if we discuss to them in the fitting manner.
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