7 Mar 2023

NZ Football criticises Saudi Arabian tourism sponsorship

From Checkpoint, 5:23 pm on 7 March 2023

New Zealand Football's push-back to a Saudi Arabian tourism body sponsoring the women's Football World Cup has surprised the sport's bigwigs.

FIFA were reportedly caught off-guard by criticism of Visit Saudi's involvement in the world cup which kicks off in Auckland in July.

The governing body is trying to modify the deal before a FIFA Congress meeting next week. We're joined by sports reporter Felicity Reid.