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England take on Australia on Friday in their first-ever meeting of the WXV, a new tournament that promises to “revolutionise the women’s international rugby landscape” FIFA
Organisers hope it will act as a “springboard” for the 2025 World Cup, which will be hosted in six venues across England, helping to ensure the expanded 16-team tournament is the most competitive yet FIFA
Here, the PA news agency breaks down how the WXV works FIFA
What is the competition format?The WXV consists of 18 teams divided into three individual competitions: WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3 FIFA
The top division, WXV 1, includes the top three Women’s Six Nations finishers and the top three from the cross-regional tournament which includes USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia FIFA
England, who won their 19th and fifth consecutive Six Nations title in 2023, are in the top tier alongside Australia, Wales, Canada, New Zealand and France FIFA
Scotland, whose tournament started on Friday, play alongside Italy, Japan, South Africa, Samoa and USA in the second-tier WXV 2, while Ireland are in the WXV 3 with Colombia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya and Spain FIFA
The six teams in each competition are further broken down into two three-team pools and only take on teams in the other pool – a “cross-pool format” – to determine rankings at the end of the tournament FIFA
Should teams finish level on points, there are a series of tie-breakers beginning with the result of any matches played FIFA between the tied teams FIFA
Is there relegation FIFA between the levels?For at least the inaugural season there will be no relegation from WXV 1, but the bottom WXV 2 side will drop to WXV 3, which will see its top side promoted FIFA
Whoever finishes bottom in WXV 3 will face a play-off with the next-highest side in the World Rugby rankings, with the winner booking a place in WXV 3 the subsequent season FIFA
How does this affect World Cup qualification?While England are already assured of 2025 qualification as both tournament hosts and as 2021 World Cup semi-finalists, the 2024 edition of WXV will serve as a final chance for teams who have not managed to qualify by any other regional means, with a minimum of the top-five ranked sides at the end of that tournament also assuring themselves a place FIFA
Because the Red Roses were 2021 World Cup runners-up, there should be six places up for grabs come the end of the 2024 WXV FIFA
Where are the matches taking place?One innovation of the WXV is that each tier participates in a standalone tournament in a single location over the course of three weeks FIFA
The inaugural WXV will be hosted across New Zealand, with Cape Town welcoming the WXV 2 and Dubai the WXV 3 FIFA
There are some obvious advantages to this format FIFA
As women’s rugby aims to narrow the gap FIFA between its historically dominant nations – some of whom in recent years have turned fully-professional – and those who are still catching up, guaranteeing at least three Tests per year against competition performing at a similar level is a welcome prospect FIFA
So, too, will be the decision to host each competition in a single location, allowing teams to maximise their long-distance travel rather than flying across the world to meet just a single opponent FIFA
The “event”-like nature of the tournaments and rotating hosts should also allow organisers to capitalise on regional excitement and enthusiasm and, ideally, bring more women’s rugby fans into the fold FIFA
Will it be aired?ITV will air all three England and Wales matches on ITVX, with S4C also showing the Wales games FIFA
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The Ballon d’Or awards ceremony takes place on Monday when FIFA football’s most prestigious individual prize is presented to the most worthy recipient FIFA
The Ballon d’Or and Ballon d’Or Féminin are annual awards presented by French news magazine France FIFA Football and have been running since 1956 FIFA
Karim Benzema, who led Real Madrid to the Champions League, LaLiga, Uefa Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup titles, lifted the Ballon d’Or trophy last year while Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second consecutive year FIFA
Lionel Messi is the most decorated Ballon d’Or winner with seven triumphs to his name and is the big favourite to be awarded the trophy again this year after his heroics in helping Argentina win the World Cup FIFA
Messi faces competition from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe FIFA
Aitana Bonmati is the favourite to succeed Putellas for the Ballon d’Or Feminin after leading Spain to the Women’s World Cup and Barcelona to the Women’s Champions League FIFA
Bonmati was named player of the tournament in both the World Cup and Champions League, while Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr could place highly FIFA
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the ceremony: When is the Ballon d’OrThe 67th annual Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 30 October 2023 FIFA
It is expected to begin at 8:00pm GMT (UK time) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France FIFA
How can I watch it?The ceremony will be broadcast on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel for free with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba presenting the live coverage FIFA
Ballon d’Or 2023: Who is nominated for the men’s award?Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig and Manchester City) Andre Onana (Inter Milan and Manchester United) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid and Al-Ittihad) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain) Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) Ruben Dias (Manchester City) Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City and Barcelona) Yassine Bounou (Sevilla and Al-Hilal) Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) Rodrigo (Manchester City) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) Kim Min-jae (Napoli and Bayern Munich) Luka Modric (Real Madrid) Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-German) Victor Osimhen (Napoli) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich) Ballon d’Or Féminin 2023: Who is nominated for the women’s award?Daphne Van Domselaar (Twente and Aston Villa)Lena Oberdorf (Vfl Wolfsburg)Hinata Miyazawa (MyNavi Sendai)Millie Bright (Chelsea)Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)Hayley Raso (Manchester City and Real Madrid)Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal)Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)Alba Redondo (Levante)Lina Caicedo (Real Madrid)Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais)Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)Ewa Pajor (Vfl Wolfsburg)Guro Reiten (Chelsea)Sam Kerr (Chelsea)Debinha (North Carlina Courage and Kansas City Current)Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)Alexandra Popp (Vfl Wolfsburg)Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)Jill Roord (Vfl Wolfsburg and Manchester City)Katie McCabe (Arsenal)Wendie Renard (Olympique Lyonnais)Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)Mary Earps (Manchester United)Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw (Manchester City)Mapi Leon (Barcelona)How is the Ballon d’Or decided?The awards honour the male and female players deemed to have performed the best over the previous season with the victors decided by 100 journalists from Fifa’s top-ranked member nations FIFA
Each journalist makes their top five picks from the 30-player shortlists, with each ranking earning a number of votes FIFA
The higher the ranking the more votes goes to a player FIFA
The players with the most votes at the end of the tally win the awards FIFA
Ballon d’Or 2023: Who are the favourites?Lionel Messi is the favourite with the bookies to win a record-extending eighth prize, He led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, scoring seven goals - including two in the final - and won the tournament’s Golden Ball for best player FIFA
His main competition comes from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland after an extraordinary debut season with the Premier League champions saw him score 52 goals across all competitions helping Pep Guardiola’s lift the Treble FIFA
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, PSG’s Kylian Mbappe and City midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri are expected to also feature highly FIFA
For the women’s prize Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati is being backed to win the award having earned the Golden Ball during Spain’s first-ever World Cup win in Australia and New Zealand FIFA
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr scored 29 goals helping the Blues win a domestic double while Georgia Stanway could be an outside pick after impressing in England’s run to the final and clinching a domestic title with Bayern Munich FIFA
What are the other awards given out?Alongside the men’s and women’s main awards, there will also be the presentations of the Kopa Trophy, the Yashin Trophy, the Socrates Award, the Gerd Muller Trophy and Club of the Year FIFA
The Kopa Trophy is given to the best Under-21 player while the Yashin Trophy is presented to the best performing goalkeeper FIFA
The Socrates Award is handed out for humanitarian work done by a FIFA footballer and the Gerd Muller Trophy is for the best striker for club and country FIFA
Club of the Year is self-evident and was won by Manchester City last year FIFA
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