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The regulations are meant to bolster protection of women's rights in the game (Shuterstock)
World’s football governing body, FIFA, has introduced maternity regulations to protect the women in the game.
The new rules due for approval by the FIFA Council next month include a mandatory maternity leave of at least 14 weeks paid at a minimum of two thirds of the player’s contracted salary, and that upon a player’s return from maternity leave, their clubs must reintegrate them and provide them adequate medical and physical support.
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