Infantino says Women’s WC breaks even but plays down calls for equal prize money | Football News
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday that the Women’s World Cup has тАЬbroken evenтАЭ after generating more than $570 million in revenue but dismissed suggestions for equal prize money with the men’s World Cup.
The current World Cup prize pools sit at $110 million for women and $440 million for men. Infantino has consistently played down calls for equal payments.
On Friday, he suggested demands for equal prize money were a тАЬsloganтАЭ that тАЬwould not solve anything.”
тАЬSome voices were raised, where it cost too much, we don’t make enough revenues, we will have to subsidize,тАЭ Infantino said at the FIFA Women’s Football Convention.
тАЬAnd our opinion was, Well, if we have to subsidize, we will subsidize’, because we have to do that. But actually, this World Cup generated over $570 million in revenues, and so we broke even.”
Infantino said FIFA didn’t lose money тАЬand we generated the second-highest income of any sport, besides of course the men’s World Cup, at a global stage.”
тАЬMore than half a billion. There are not many competitions, even in men’s football, who generate more than half a billion.”
Infantino urged broadcasters and sponsors to тАЬpay a fair price” for women’s soccer тАФ тАЬto women’s football in general in all the countries, in all the leagues, in all the competitions.тАЭ
