FIFA said in a statement that it would work closely with member associations through workshops and special initiatives to "encourage female empowerment" through football.
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Sunday's US Grand Prix after Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen had a faster lap deleted for exceeding track limits and dropped to sixth on the grid.
Soccer teams Manchester United ($4.12 billion), Real Madrid ($4.09 billion) and Barcelona ($4.06 billion) occupied the next three spots.
Australia has shelved its bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup pending an "overhaul" of FIFA as the global football governing body reels from a corruption scandal.
Defending champion Dustin Johnson failed to advance to the knockout phase of the WGC-Dell Match Play after suffering a second straight defeat in Texas on Thursday.
While the expectations of his fans soared sky-high after Jordan Spieth's sensational 2015 campaign, the American feels much greater pressure from himself as he prepares for his Masters title defence this week.
Rory McIlroy will do jigsaw puzzles to kill the time before the opening round at the Masters on Thursday, but finding the final piece to a career grand slam is upper-most on the Northern Irishman's mind.
Alex Morgan reminisces about how she dribbled her way to global stardom - and talks about what will come after the final whistle.
Summary of sports persons and events in the news on Friday.
Michael Phelps gifted himself an early birthday present by winning the 200 metres butterfly at the US Olympic swim trials on Wednesday to punch his ticket to the Rio Summer Games.
England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in a second round Women's World Cup game.
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