How does World Sevens Football work?

How does World Sevens Football work?ByKatharine SharpeBBC Sport senior journalistPublished1 minute agoWorld Sevens Football (W7F) is a seven-a-side competition featuring eight clubs in a women's 'grand slam' series.The third edition of the tournament will be played at Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium in London from 28 to 30 May.Bayern Munich won the inaugural competition in May 2025 in Estoril, Portugal, while San Diego Wave won the next tournament in December 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, US.The eight clubs taking part are Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, London City Lionesses, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.What is the format?Each team will play between three and five matches, on grass pitches half the size of the usual 11-a-side pitch. Each match will be played over 30 minutes, in two 15-minute halves.The eight teams will be split into two groups, playing in a round-robin format over the first two days.Chelsea, Everton, Leciester and London City Lionesses form Group 1, while Aston Villa, Manchester United, Spurs and West Ham make up Group 2.The top two clubs in each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be followed by a third-place match and the final.Teams will have up to 14 players in their squads, with unlimited rolling substitutions allowed.Get in touchSend us your questionsContact formContact formWho is funding the competition and what is the prize money?The tournament was co-founded by American entrepreneurs Jennifer Mackesy and Justin Fishkin.Mackesy has a minority stake in Chelsea Women and is co-owner of NWSL club Gotham FC.While previous events in Estoril and Fort Lauderdale provided a prize money pool of $5m (£3.76m) spread among its eight teams, this year's prize pot will be lower, at $1.5m (£1.1m).The winner will receive $500,000 (£372,000), with $250,000 (£186,000) for the runners-up.For comparison, Bayern Munich earned £1.8m ($2.5m) in prize money for winning the inaugural t...