Will Shand

Sport lover & believer. Comms, media & current affairs. 🇯🇵🇨🇭. Ex-🏊. ⚽️🦅. Media Relations Officer at @fifamedia. Tweets my own. RT ≠ my opinion.

[Rachel Steinberg @rae_steinberg]

🚨 Calling all emerging sports journalists!

Do press conferences and mixed zones have unwritten rules? How do you approach a journalist you admire, and how do embargoes work?

Join me, @emmasmithjourno and @jtoneysbeat for a chat about it all on November 23rd. 🔗 ⬇️ 🧵

[Flo Lloyd-Hughes @FloydTweet]

New from me on @The_Cutback.

Debunking the myth that its mostly young, women watching women's football on TV.

- Sky's viewing demos for the WSL last season were 69% men, and 59% aged 55+

Plus details on BBC's TikTok livestream of Charlton-Chelsea

https://t.co/pvLfocNj0h

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

How will next month's @FIFAWWC 2027 Final Draw work? 🤔

The procedures determining the pathway to glory in Brazil have been shared with the 18 qualified teams and those still in contention for a place at the tournament.

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

FIFA Legend and mother of two Carli Lloyd applauds FIFA’s new pregnancy and postpartum playbooks 🇺🇸⚽❤️

🗞️⤵️
https://t.co/YV5CbQKvXm

Read more about the FIFA Female Health and Performance Project ➡️ https://t.co/0MqTdKkySf

Additional background on the FIFA Council decision in 2024 ➡️ https://t.co/oTjVux0r0s

@FIFAcom

[Manasi Pathak @ManasiPathak_]

In less than a day, more than 150 people have clicked on the story, which, quite frankly, is insane for organic readership.

Thank you for the overwhelming response. I love sportswriting, and I'm incredibly fortunate to do it for some of the world's leading publications!

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

The #FIFAWWC 2027 Final Draw is just 30 days away! 🤩

Here’s everything you need to know! 🔢

[K League United @KLeagueUnited]

After more than a decade covering Korean football, it's time for a new chapter of K League United 🇰🇷⚽️

We're looking for the next wave of passionate Korean football storytellers to take the reins and make KLU their own

Got what it takes? Let us know!

🔗 https://t.co/hBlsMbp66r

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

The countdown is on. 👀

#FIFAWWC

[Xinhua Sports @XHSports]

The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup showcased increasingly attacking football and higher technical standards, while China's quarterfinal run drew praise from FIFA experts, offering hope for the future of the country's women's football. https://t.co/xchEiWxDBL

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

🇳🇬 Nigeria are the first-ever African team to reach the #U17WWC Final.

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

Japan and Nigeria road to the #U17WWC Final! 👀🏆

[The Sweeper @SweeperPod]

🌍 TALES FROM THE 211 🌍

We've set ourselves a new challenge: to tell a football story from all 211 countries in FIFA - in alphabetical order - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

We hope you enjoy our voyage across the football world. If you do, please give this thread a share and check out 'The Sweeper' wherever you get your podcasts.

[The Asian Game @TheAsianGame]

Al Ain and Vissel Kobe stay perfect. Port FC put SEVEN past Beijing Guoan. And Uzbekistan’s clubs keep turning promise into frustration.

Perfection at the top, chaos below as the ACL Elite reaches halfway.

✍️ @plasticpitch

https://t.co/K0VYh516J8

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

The final four. 👀

#U17WWC

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

🗓️ MEDIA ACCREDITATION REMINDER 🗓️🔗

Media registration is currently open for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ Play-Off Tournament preliminary phase.

Taking place from 28 November until 5 December, the tournament brings together six nations from across the globe for a crucial step on the road to next year’s showpiece event in Brazil.

Media interested in covering the Preliminary phase of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ Play-Off Tournament in Rabat, Morocco should complete the form available now on the FIFA Media Hub before Sunday 15 November.

📝🔗 ⤵️

https://t.co/MshGTXdzfG

For the latest tournament news ➡️https://t.co/kYNA56vtkY

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

‘We don’t have to choose’: Referees explain how FIFA helps them combine motherhood with their careers 💡

⚽️ FIFA supports women referees in striking a balance between their careers and motherhood
⚽️ Female Health and Performance Project launched in 2026 to reinforce existing FIFA initiatives and support for mothers in football
⚽️ Australia’s Lara Lee: ‘I can be a mother, referee and Lara all in one’

🗞️📷 ⤵️
https://t.co/JdPLl6SEWW

#FIFA|#Refereeing|#FootballUnitesTheWorld

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival™ newcomers writing football’s next chapter ⚽🌍📈

🗞️🔗⤵️

https://t.co/w0hrusaSs4

#U15WC | #FootballUnitesTheWorld

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

Growing the women’s game (October 2026) ⚽❤️📈

📍FIFA offers 13 Women’s Football Development Programmes for Member Associations
🌍 Activity across many FIFA’s programmes with updates from various corners of the globe
🏆 News from five confederations, a significant boost for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027™, and more

🔗⤵️

https://t.co/148cxLQOob

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@FIFAcom | @FIFAWWC

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

2026 Men’s World Cup 🇪🇸🏆
2026 Men’s U-15 World Cup 🇪🇸🏆
2026 U-20 Women’s World Cup 🇪🇸🏆
2026 Women’s U-19 Euros 🇪🇸🏆
2026 Men’s U-19 Euros 🇪🇸🏆
2025 Women’s Nations League 🇪🇸🏆
Paris 2024 Men’s Olympic gold ⚽️🇪🇸🥇
2024 Men’s Euros 🇪🇸🏆
2023 Women’s World Cup 🇪🇸🏆

SPAIN ARE A FOOTBALL FACTORY 🏭🤯

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

Football opens up the world at 15 for Azerbaijan 2026™ participants

⚽️ Coaches from Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Laos, Mongolia and South Sudan describe first flights, new friendships and lessons that reach far beyond the pitch
⚽️ Almost 90% of the Laos squad had never flown before, while some South Sudan players boarded their first international flight
⚽️ The FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the FIFA Football for Schools programme helped build the pathways that led to Baku

Read more here: https://t.co/9ouQwjib6I

#U15WC| #FootballUnitesTheWorld