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The Perception of Sports Journalists Regarding Women’s Football in Romania

Table 24: Box 2. Main measures identified by respondents for the development of women’s football

A vast talent search, attracting communities to create and promote teams, persuading traditional clubs of the benefits of having women’s teams, including through financial incentives
Promotion in schools and on social networks, involvement of local communities
Funding, funding and funding over and over again
Funding, broadcasting matches, creating competitions and idols
1. Media coverage 2. Infrastructure 3. Promotion
Clear regulations on ethics, discipline and respect
Attracting sponsors
Media coverage, funding, professionalization
Investment, publicity, deep competitive reform
Co-opting at the federation level of some coaches with results in women’s football
Association with famous names in men’s football TV campaignsAttracting sponsors
1. The financial issue2. Establishment of the Romanian Women’s Football Federation 3. Excessive media coverage and creation of role models
1. Coach training 2. Stimulating coaches 3. Organising competitions for children
Media and online promotion, UEFA rules on women’s football integration
Stronger promotion of women’s football, attracting sponsors, attracting skilled coaches to help the development of female athletes
A women’s section in each club, TV promotion of matches, promotion of female players as role models
1. Media coverage2. Development of the phenomenon in rural areas3. International results
Media promotion, attracting sponsors, attracting broadcasters
Promotion in schools, involvement of sponsors, TV broadcasts
Establishment of sections in youth clubs, promotion in schools and a strong League 1 to create models for young people
Promotion, debates on this topic, TV broadcasts
1. Investments made by federations and through government programmes2. Sale of TV rights for women’s football in a package with League 13. Promoting the practice of elite sport through the development of infrastructure
Attracting sponsors, publicising the most talented female players, TV broadcasting of women’s football matches
Publicity, more teams, more money for female athletes
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