Manchester City are set to participate in the inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament.
The first four competing teams in the new women’s seven-a-side tournament were announced on Thursday, with City set to join Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica at the event in Estoril, Portugal in May. The tournament will include eight teams in total.
Speaking on April 24, W7F’s head of football Adrian Jacob did not rule out a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side or one of the Champions League semi-finalists (Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea or Lyon) also competing in this May edition, although The Athletic reported Chelsea are not expected to take part.
The W7F tournament was launched in March and features a $5million (£3.8m) prize pot, including $2.5m for the winners — more than the 2025 Women’s Champions League winners will earn.
The first edition of the competition takes place between May 21 and 23, just over a month before the European Championship in Switzerland. Like United, Bayern, Ajax and Benfica, City will be expected to have a number of players selected for Euro 2025.
Jacob said he expected clubs’ first-team squads — but not necessarily their first XI — to take part in the tournament.
The W7F format will consist of two 15-minute halves on a…
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