READ MORE:* Mark Reason: NZ Football needs a woman, not a martian* Kiwi Sarai Bareman appointed Fifa's first chief women's football officer"I couldn't believe it, honestly," says Bareman, via telephone from Zurich. SIX YEARS IN SAMOAAfter a decade working in banking and finance in New Zealand, Bareman was ready for a change. On the eve of the tournament, though, on the other side of the world, Fifa's crumbling sky fell in. And, in the end, we aren't talking about women's football and men's football, we are just talking about football." SPORTSPRO'S BIO OF SARAI BAREMANChief women's football officer, FifaInstalled as Fifa's first chief women's football officer in 2016, New Zealander Sarai Bareman is among the most high-profile advocates for change in a globally relevant yet still male-dominated sport.

Source: Stuff February 10, 2019 22:52 UTC