Scandal at Finland's football: 51-year-old is mistakenly nominated!

Scandal at Finland's football: 51-year-old is mistakenly nominated!

In the Finnish Football Association, a mishap caused a sensation when the 51-year-old Stina Ruuskanen was accidentally nominated for a National League game. Outi Saarinen, the team leader of the Finnish national women's football team, put the player up in a mistake instead of the 23-year-old defender Nanne Ruuskanen, who is still waiting for her next convene. This breakdown was referred to as the "human error" by the association, so that the nomination could no longer be canceled in time and the error was only discovered after the deadline, reports Laola1 .

stina Ruuskanen played only two international matches in her career, the last one almost 30 years ago. Although she was surprised by the nomination, she took up the incident humorously. In an SMS, she received the news of her nomination and noticed that she was ready if the call came. The mistake was regretted by Saarinen who apologized. Her player Nanne reacted disappointed, but remarkably calmly to the news that she could not play due to the failure. Finland ultimately played 1: 1 without the Ruuskanens against Serbia, such as Yahoo Sports reported.

The relevance of women's football

Turbulence around the nomination causes another light on the developments in women's football. Sport has changed enormously in recent decades and is becoming increasingly popular. Women's football has a story of passion, fighting spirit and social change. This change is also reflected in the increasing number of participants - according to FIFA, the number of female football players in organized teams has increased by almost a quarter since 2019. Despite the challenges, such as a lack of financial support compared to men's football, many women in football have broken and asserted themselves against prejudices.

increasing popularity is also evident among betting providers who are now adding women's football leagues in their offer. Pioneers like Marta and Abby Wambach have left a lasting impression and act as role models for the upcoming generation. The goal is a broader access to sport for every girl, emphasizes Sportmember .