World Sevens Soccer (W7F) is a seven-a-side competitors that includes eight golf equipment in a ladies’s ‘grand slam’ sequence.
The third version of the event will likely be performed at ‘s Gtech Neighborhood Stadium in London from 28 to 30 Might.
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gained the inaugural competitors in Might 2025 in Estoril, Portugal, whereas San Diego Wave gained the subsequent event in December 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, US.
The eight golf equipment collaborating are , , , Leicester Metropolis, London Metropolis Lionesses, , and .
What’s the format?
Every staff will play between three and 5 matches, on grass pitches half the scale of the standard 11-a-side pitch. Every match will likely be performed over half-hour, in two 15-minute halves.
The eight groups will likely be break up into two teams, taking part in in a round-robin format over the primary two days.
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Chelsea, Everton, Leciester and London Metropolis Lionesses type Group 1, whereas Aston Villa, Manchester United, Spurs and West Ham make up Group 2.
The highest two golf equipment in every group will advance to the semi-finals, which will likely be adopted by a third-place match and the ultimate.
Groups may have as much as 14 gamers of their squads, with limitless rolling substitutions allowed.
Who’s funding the competitors and what’s the prize cash?
The event was co-founded by American entrepreneurs Jennifer Mackesy and Justin Fishkin.
Mackesy has a minority stake in Ladies and is co-owner of NWSL membership Gotham FC.
Whereas earlier occasions in Estoril and Fort Lauderdale offered a prize cash pool of $5m (£3.76m) unfold amongst its eight groups, this yr’s prize pot will likely be decrease, at $1.5m (£1.1m).
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The winner will obtain $500,000 (£372,000), with $250,000 (£186,000) for the runners-up.
For comparability, Bayern Munich earned £1.8m ($2.5m) in prize cash for profitable the inaugural event.
Groups ending within the high 4 have their prize cash break up evenly, with half of it contractually sure to go to competing gamers and workers, and the remaining distributed because the membership chooses.
Manchester United took half within the inaugural competitors final yr and can return for the third version of the event this week [Getty Images]
Why has the prize cash been lowered?
Prize cash is decrease for this event in comparison with earlier editions as organisers assess the place greatest to distribute funds globally for the competitors.
English golf equipment proceed to generate probably the most income in ladies’s soccer globally, and in response to evaluation by Deloitte in January, high the charts.
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The place can I watch World Sevens?
The matches could be attended in individual at Brentford’s floor and there are additionally streaming choices for on-line viewing.
Most golf equipment will likely be streaming the video games on their very own web sites, and UK viewers may watch each match on Sky Sports activities.
This text is the most recent from BBC Sport’s staff.
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