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FIFA's Gianni Infantino Tells Women 'To Pick The Right Fight' For Equality

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Friday that women should "pick the right fights" to "convince us men what we have to do" to bring equality to football. Infantino was speaking in Sydney ahead of the Women's World Cup final on Sunday between Spain and England. "I say to all the women -- and you know I have four daughters, so I have a few at home -- that you have the power to change," he told FIFA's Women's Football Convention, to tepid applause. "Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights.

Hegerberg slams Infantino's 'pick your battles' FIFA speech - ESPN

Former Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg led the backlash against Gianni Infantino on Friday after the FIFA president said women need to «pick the right battles» and «convince men» to enforce change.

Infantino defends FIFA decision to expand Women’s World Cup

This handout photo taken and released by FIFA on August 11, 2023 shows FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) speaking with match officials (L-R) Francesca Di Monte, Stephanie Frappart and Elodie Coppola following the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup quarter-final football match between Spain and the Netherlands at Wellington Stadium. (Photo by Harold Cunningham / FIFA / AFP) /

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'Best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA - Infantino

SYDNEY : FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer's global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition.

Gianni Infantino takes credit for expanded Women's World Cup - ESPN

SYDNEY, Australia — FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at critics and took a victory lap at the FIFA Women's Football convention on Friday, saying that expanding Women's World Cup has turned out to be a success and «FIFA was right» to do so.

Womens' Football Losing The Gap, But It's Not All Down To FIFA

In the 92nd minute of South Africa's drawn FIFA Women's World Cup match against football giant Italy, striker Hilda Magaia runs onto a pass at the top of the box. Magaia, who scored her country's first ever Women's World Cup goal a week earlier, springs past three lunging Italian defenders and curls the ball in to find Thembi Kgatlana, who blasts the ball into the net. South Africa, in its first Women's World Cup, is through to the round of 16. It is perhaps the most striking upset result of this World Cup, but far from the only one: Nigeria beating co-host Australia, Colombia's last-minute winner against Germany, Portugal holding the United States to a draw and Jamaica advancing at the expense of Brazil are signs of the closing gap in women's football that pundits are noticing.

2023 Women’s World Cup: Nigerian players to get prize money directly from FIFA

Nigeria players pose for a group photo before the start of the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup Group B football match between Ireland and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton / AFP)

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FIFA's Gianni Infantino Tells Women 'To Pick The Right Fight' For Equality

Hegerberg slams Infantino's 'pick your battles' FIFA speech - ESPN

Infantino defends FIFA decision to expand Women’s World Cup

Women's soccer took one small step toward equity this World Cup. But giant leaps remain

'Best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA - Infantino

Gianni Infantino takes credit for expanded Women's World Cup - ESPN

Womens' Football Losing The Gap, But It's Not All Down To FIFA

2023 Women’s World Cup: Nigerian players to get prize money directly from FIFA