National soccer associations need to properly support their women's teams so they can perform at their best,
Sarai Bareman, FIFA's chief women's soccer officer, said on Wednesday.
A number of teams that played at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this year had been in dispute with their associations ahead of the tournament, which cast a pall over the buildup.
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