Sarai Bareman - the Westie in charge of the World of Women's Football

The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks-off at Eden Park on July 20th. It's in the league of being the most attended women's sporting event ever. Kathryn speaks with FIFA's Chief Women's Football Officer, Sarai Bareman who's running the show, and is the world leader in women's football. Sarai's journey to FIFA towers in Zurich began in West Auckland, were she grew up in a rugby-mad family, herself playing at Massey Rugby Club, before switching codes and progressing as a footballer to represent Samoa. Today her goal is to have sixty million women involved in football.

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