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Australias leading voice for reform of FIFA, Moya Dodd, insists change is afoot at footballs governing body even if its coming at glacial pace.After helping shape the reform package that aims to bring credibility back to the disgraced organisation, Dodd is on the campaign trail to help implement it.Shes one of three candidates standing for the female Asian seat on the FIFA Council, with the election in India on September 27.The former Matilda is a voice for change inside the notoriously male-dominated and corruption-riddled body, which elected Gianni Infantino to succeed Sepp Blatter as president in February.Infantino is yet to return the outside worlds confidence to FIFA.Reform advocate group New FIFA Now issued him a red card for his first 100 days in power characterised by allegations of greed and nepotism, and PR froth and bubble.Despite that, Dodd believes good things to come to those patiently working for it.It quite tangibly is a new era, she told AAP.The president is new. The general secretary is new. A lot of the people on the old FIFA executive committee are no longer there for one reason or another.Youve got a Senegalese Muslim woman (Fatma Samoura) who is the (secretary general).Are we at a point of perfection? No. Theres still some way to go.FIFAs slow embrace of women in decision-making posts shows how far it has still to go.After 100 years of excluding women, Dodd was one of the first brought into the fold in 2013.Under changes that Dodd helped to shape, six women - one from every confederation - are guaranteed places on the newly-formed Council, compared with 31 men.Now, shes determined to leave her mark and has gathered high-profile supporters to help sway voters, including legendary American footballer Mia Hamm and trailblazing tennis star Billie Jean King.Running against Bangladeshs Mahfuza Ahkter and Han Un Gyong of North Korea, Dodds biggest threat could be an unlikely intervention from Asian powerbrokers.After visiting Myanmar, Thailand, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates in the past two months, and dropping in on the Matildas in Brazil for the Olympic Games, Dodd says she feels confident.Ive had very good discussions in all of those places, she said.All I can do is put forward the message that I think Ive got the skills and the experience and credibility to help be a part of Asiaa best team in FIFA.Im getting more confident every day. 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The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. WASHINGTON -- One by one, swimmer Katie Ledecky handed her Olympic medals to Bryce Harper. Four gold medals and one silver from the Rio Olympics sat in the hands of the reigning National League MVP.As the Nationals star outfielder held the medals on his arms like a rack, Ledecky threw the ceremonial first pitch to reliever Shawn Kelley before the Baltimore Orioles beat Washington 10-8 Wednesday night. It was a strike over the plate.Ive swum in front of 14,000 people, Ledecky said. Once the ball leaves the hand, you cant really control it.Ledecky, a native of nearby Bethesda, Maryland, has thrown out the first pitch at Nationals Park before. That was in 2012 after she won the 800-meter freestyle at the London Olympics as a 15-year-old.I think Ive gotten stronger and a lots happened in four years, she said. Ive been to a couple world championships, more international meets, another Olympics, Ive gone through high school, Im heading out to college. Looking back four years ago, a lot has changed since then.Ledecky has become more dominant.She tied as the most decorated U.S. female athlete in Rio de Janeiro along with gymnast Simone Biles and just short of Michael Phelps for the most among Americans. Before Ledeckys first pitch, a tribute played on the video board featuring a clip of her world record-shattering victory in the 800M freestyle in Rio when she won by more than 11 seconds.The 19-year-old met several Nationals before the game, including Harper, whom she called one of her favoritees.dddddddddddd They didnt give her any tips on the first pitch, which she said she practiced plenty Tuesday, but they were curious about her five medals.They all wanted to see how heavy they were and things like that, Ledecky said. They are pretty heavy. It was kind of a different feeling for me to have them be a fan of me when Ive been a huge fan of theirs for a couple years.Ledecky got a warm reception on the field 20 minutes before the start of the game but a rousing standing ovation when she was shown on the video board before the fifth inning. Fans cheered and broke out in chants of U-S-A! U-S-A!She said her accomplishments in Rio are slowly but surely sinking in, only days after the closing ceremony.I expect itll sink in as we move forward the next couple weeks, Ledecky said. Once I get back in the pool and start working toward my next goals, I know you just kind of have to put everything youve done behind you and start working toward the next thing.For now, the next thing is college. Ledecky will be a freshman at Stanford in the fall and plans to take some time off before starting school.Before she finds out who her roommate is, Ledeckys mind is already on the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.Itll probably be the longest break Ill take in the next four years, she said. Its just nice to be out of the water a little bit and get recharged for the next four years. ' ' '