FIFA's decision to appoint Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its global fan ambassador ahead of the Women's World Cup has been derided as 'tone deaf' and 'truly baffling' by former Australian international Moya Dodd.
FIFA’s decision to appoint Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its global fan ambassador ahead of the Women’s World Cup has been derided as “tone deaf” and “truly baffling” by former Australian international Moya Dodd.
A member of the FIFA’s executive committee from 2013 to 2016, Dodd expanded on her comments, adding that her own research on Lima “showed that this model specifically was known for crash-diet eating & drinking,” and referenced a 2006 GQ article, where the Brazilian is quoted as saying abortion is a crime.
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