World Sevens Football: who will be taking part and how will it work?

Organisers of the new $100m seven-a-side series say new format will have ‘lots of freedom of expression’
Following the announcement of a new lucrative women’s seven-a-side series – called World Sevens Football and offering the winning team a cash prize that rivals that of the Women’s Champions League – what else do we know about this new event?
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