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More than 100 women’s footballers from 24 countries have signed a open letter to FIFA asking the governing body to end its sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco. The letter signed by players including former US captain Becky Sauerbrunn, the Netherlands’ Vivianne Miedema and Germany’s Paulina Krumbiegel said the deal was “much worse than an own goal.” Aramco was unveiled as a FIFA sponsor earlier this year on a deal that includes the next women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil. Saudi Arabia has been accused by human rights groups of trying to improve its image through engageme…

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