The Football Federation has obviously felt misunderstood.

In a press release, SvFF writes that they are certainly conducting a review - together with, among other things. RF and RFSL - on the gender divide in Swedish football, but that does not mean that they consider gender tests.

- There are no plans to start conducting gender tests in Swedish football. Obviously, if a clearer regulatory framework is needed in elite football, it must be designed in such a way that it respects the fundamental rights of all individuals. In such cases, we want to discuss this with the other parts of the sports movement, and with specialized organizations such as RFSL, says Anders Hübinette.

Background: Caster Semenya

It was in an interview with Radio Sports that Anders Hübinette was interviewed, as part of a documentary on gender and testosterone in women's sports.

Caster Semenya is a prominent case in the background. Where the sports arbitration court Cas chose to give the International Athletics Association the right to force women with naturally elevated testosterone values ​​to medicate them down to get them up in the women's class.

- Other sports will start to glance at the rules of the International Athletics Association. There will be a need to have a regulatory framework that protects women's competitions. It's about having a protected women's class, said Anders Hübinette, among others.

There is no clear definition of gender

The press release also clarifies what the rules of the football union are. They write that women's and girls 'players may freely participate in men's and boys' matches, while the main rule is that men's and boys 'players may not play women's and girls' matches.

However, there is no definition of what gender means in the regulations.

“Neither SvFF nor the international unions FIFA and UEFA have any definition of gender in the regulations. However, since 2011, FIFA has regulations that mean that a player may need to verify his or her gender, if challenged in FIFA competitions such as the World Cup. Ultimately, it may be an assessment of an expert panel appointed by FIFA. There is no such regulatory framework for national Swedish football. "