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_Fãs fazem campanha para a EA Sports incluir equipas femininas no FIFA

REUTERS - Alex Morgan of the U.S. (13) challenges for the ball with Japan's Saki Kumagai 

LONDON – Video games giant EA Sports has received criticism for failing to include women's players and teams on its popular title "FIFA" in the wake of the United States' dramatic victory for the Olympic gold medal. 

The Americans' 2-1 triumph over Japan was watched by an audience of 4.35 million, a new record for NBC Sports Network. The program's standard of play at major events like the Olympics and Women's World Cup has improved dramatically. 

Yet, there are still no soccer video games that feature women, denying fans the opportunity to perform as stars like Abby Wambach or Hope Solo on "FIFA," a new version of which is released every year and has sold more than 100 million copies. 

Frustrated fan Fernanda Schabarum from Boca Raton, Fla., began a petition this week to try to force EA Sports to change its policy and respond to the additional exposure of women's soccer following a remarkable Olympic tournament. Schabarum started a campaign on the website change.org(Ajuda e assina a petição). As of Saturday evening, the petition already had more than 1,400 signees. 

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Gold-medal hero Carli Lloyd, who scored twice in the American's final victory, believes adding female athletes to the game could have a positive impact on women's soccer. 

"I would love for EA Sports to add females to the FIFA games," Lloyd said. "Women's sports have come a long way, and it will only help grow the game if EA Sports added females to the game." 

An EA Sports official said the company routinely reviews fans' suggestions for the game. 

"We get literally thousands upon thousands of suggestions from our fans for new features and we have to evaluate those suggestions, such as the inclusion of female players in the game, against our resources, priorities and overall fan feedback," said David Rutter, executive producer of "FIFA 13." "At the moment, we don’t have plans to include female players in the game." 

Notícia: sports.yahoo.com

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3 de Agosto

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Nova Zelândia 0-1 Brasil

Grã-Bretanha 3-0 Camarões

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Japão 0-0 Suécia

Canadá 3-0 África do Sul

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EUA 3-0 Colômbia

França 5-0 Coreia do Norte

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_FIFA investiga homofobia no futebol feminino

A FIFA anunciou hoje que irá investigar a homofobia no futebol feminino.


Months after the Japanese national team have returned home with its first FIFA Women's World Cup title, the governing body of international soccer announced that it will investigate homophobia in the sport.

According to activist organization AllOut.org, which began a campaign to condemn homophobia in women's soccer, FIFA's secretary general Jérôme Valcke announced an investigation against Nigerian Football coach Eucharia Uche.

A New York Times profile of the women's World Cup quoted her as saying, “The issue of lesbianism is common. I came to realize it is not a physical battle; we need divine intervention in order to control and curb it. I tell you it worked for us. This is a thing of the past. It is never mentioned.”

Shortly thereafter, All Out, the Federation of Gay Games, and the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association gathered 46,000 signatures for a petition urging FIFA to condemn homophobia in soccer. They also orchestrated a flash mob outside of the stadium at the semi-finals to bring attention to the issue of homophobia.

"Today we are excited to see FIFA take a first, critical step…" Andre Banks, the co-founder of AllOut.org, said in a statement Friday. "By launching an immediate probe into coach Uche's homophobic statements, the international governing body of soccer is sending a clear and important message: homophobia has no place in football, on or off the field."

Notícia: www.advocate.com