Team Visa Athletes announced with 100 days to go until the FIFA Women's World Cup

This new group of Team Visa athletes – from 27 markets – represents the largest number of women footballers in Team Visa's history. The drive extends Visa's commitment to connecting the world through sport and championing women athletes at a time when women's football continues to reach new heights.

Visa announces Team Visa Athletes with 100 days to go until the FIFA Women's World Cup

Andrea Fairchild, senior vice president and head of sponsorships at Visa said, "We've witnessed historic shifts in equity and equality in football recently, and Visa is committed to providing these resilient women with the tools and resources necessary to continue working for a level playing field."

"We are proud to welcome this incredible group of athletes into our Team Visa family, and we look forward to seeing them unlock their fullest potential," Fairchild continued.

The footballers on Team Visa are helping change the game, both on and off the pitch. Players such as Ellie Carpenter (Australia), Debinha (Brazil), Christine Sinclair (Canada), and Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) have each made historic strides for the game, earning various awards, firsts, and international records.

Outside the game, Team Visa athletes are blazing their own trails. Miriam Mayorga (Argentina) does double duty as a doctor, Sam Mewis' (USA) leadership led to securing equal pay for her team, Huynh Nhu (Vietnam) broke down barriers as the first Vietnamese footballer to play abroad, and Didem Karagenc (Turkey) is a physical education teacher who is starting a grassroots football camp for local girls.

Team Visa footballers from Asia-Pacific include Claudia Bunge (New Zealand), Ellie Carpenter (Australia), Mana Iwabuchi (Japan), Nhu Huynh (Vietnam), Cho So-hyun (South Korea), and Shanshan Wang and Haiyan Wu (China).

Since 2000, Team Visa has lent crucial support to more than 500 athletes around the globe, providing them with a platform to tell their inspiring stories. To help athletes thrive personally and professionally, the initiative provides financial support, assistance with philanthropic endeavours, financial literacy tools, and mental health and wellness resources.

Team Visa athletes are selected for the programme based on their personal journeys, athletic achievements, community involvement, and alignment with Visa's core values of equality, access, and inclusion.

For more than 15 years, Visa's investment in women's football has focused on increasing visibility for the sport at all levels, driving acceptance, and future-proofing the game. Visa is the first FIFA Women's Football partner, the first partner for UEFA Women's Football, and a sponsor of national teams including the US Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation.

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