[Presse] New Zealand Prime Minister Backs U17 World Cup (fgmag.com)

"New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Helen Clark, today (Tuesday, 20 February) welcomed a five-member FIFA delegation to Parliament House in Wellington where she expressed her full support for her country’s hosting of the FIFA-U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2008. “This event will be a perfect catalyst to use as role modelling for young girls here in New Zealand. It fits very well with our “Mission on” health and sports programme and we will be able to develop some very important initiatives around this event. We want you to tell the FIFA President how big this event is for us Kiwis,” the Prime Minister emphasised to FIFA and LOC representatives led by FIFA Executive Committee member and Organising Committee chairman Chuck Blazer (USA)..."

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(Quelle: FairGame Magazine vom 20. Februar 2007)