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The first day of the FIFA Women's Football Convention 2019 was full of fantastic presentations – accompanied by powerful messages – and inspirational stories. Advice and examples of good practice were shared, with the overall goal of strengthening the development of women's football.
Here you can look again at the opening day presentations. You will find below some of the most relevant quotes from Paris.
Download the full program here and find the session that interests you the most.
What they said …
"If we really want to achieve sustainable and sustainable growth of women's football, we must apply the rule to every factor in its ecosystem. Of course, increasing funding would be an extremely positive change, but in most countries we really need a change of culture, a change of perception. "
Sarai Bareman, FIFA Women's Football Manager
"We talked a lot about" what "and" how "in terms of developing women's football, but we forgot the" why "- because more balance will give us better football."
Hakan Sjostrand, Secretary General of the Swedish Football Federation
"My father raised me to make my voice heard and to be able to make my own decisions, and that's how I can be here today. There are still things you can not talk about in my country. But there is no line in the Qur'an that says a woman can not play football. "
Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, Executive Director, Horn of Africa Development Initiative (HODI)
"And after the World Cup, what are we going to do to keep women interested in football? Women have great leadership skills. This should be our legacy, that there should be women in leadership positions at all levels of the football world, as they have a very important role to play at the very heart of this sport. "
Jacky Brain, vice-president of the league of Normandy
"This is a key moment: it will be the largest and most important Women's World Cup in history, and you have to seize this opportunity in each of your countries, whether they participate or not. This is only the beginning. It does not only depend on the organizations; it depends on who gives a chance to a little girl.
Karina LeBlanc, Head of Women's Football, CONCACAF
"The female football audience in the UK has grown by 500% in the last five years. This is unprecedented in all sports. I have never seen it before. "
Barbara Slater, Director of Sport at the BBC
"Opportunities, equality and respect. We need to give more access to girls, who are often not allowed to use the same training grounds as boys, for no particular reason, and to ensure that women footballers can earn a salary, among other things. goals. "
Laura Youngson, co-founder, Equal Playing Field and Ida Sports
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A general view of the panel between Fabimar Franchi (left), Veronica Boquete (right) and Monica Vergara
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: an overview of the panel between Fabimar Franchi (left), Veronica Boquete Giadans (right) and Monica Vergara Rubio (right) at the FIFA Women's Football Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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A general view of the panel between Mikael Silvestre, Brigitte Henriques, Jean Claude Hillion, Alain Martin and Jacky Brain
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: An overview of the panel between Mikael Silvestre, Brigitte Henriques, Jean-Claude Hillion, Alain Martin and Jacky Brain at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Clarence Seedorf (left) welcomes Samar Nbadar,
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Clarence Seedorf (left) welcomes Samar Nbadar, member of the board of the Union of Arab Football Associations and
The Jordan Football Federation on stage at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)© Getty Images
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Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, Executive Director, Horn Development of Africa
June 06, 2019
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 06: Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, Executive Director of the Horn of Africa Development Initiative, speaking at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at the ################################################################# Paris Expo Porte de Versailles June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Karina LeBlanc (D) talks with Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 6: Karina LeBlanc (right) talks to Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Karina LeBlanc speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Speech by Karina LeBlanc at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort Speak at the FIFA Women's Football Convention
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort speak at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Sarai Bareman speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention
June 06, 2019
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 06: Sarai Bareman speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Amanda Davies, Barbara Slater and Kate Johnson
June 06, 2019
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 06: (from left to right) amanda davies, barbare slater and kate john speak at the FIFA Women's Football convention in Paris Expo Versailles Gate on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Fatma Samoura speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – 06 June: A general point of view as Fatma Samoura expresses herself at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 06 June 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Mikael Silvestre (left) talks with Brigitte Henriques
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Mikael Silvestre (left) meets Brigitte Henriques at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Alex Scott MBE (left) talks with Doreen Nabwire Omondi (right) and Lucia Mijares Martinez
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Alex Scott MBE (left) talks with Doreen Nabwire Omondi (right) and Lucia Mijares Martinez at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Nadine Kessler, head of women's football
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – 06 June: Nadine Kessler, Head of Women's Football, UEFA speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 06 June 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Jean Michel Aulas intervenes at the FIFA Women's Football Convention
June 06, 2019
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 06: Jean Michel Aulas speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Alexa Vickory and Amanda Vandervort speak at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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Oumou Kane, head of women's football
June 06, 2019
Paris, France – June 06: Oumou Kane, Women's Football Manager, Mauritanian Football Federation, enters the stage at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 06, 2019 in Paris, France . (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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June 06, 2019
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 6: Clarence Seedorf speaks at the FIFA Women's Football Convention at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on June 6, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo of Hannah Peters – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Images)
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