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NEW YORK: Negotiations over television broadcast rights for the Women's World Cup that nearly led to the tournament being blacked out in key countries, gave way to record viewership in the end, as soccer powerhouses Spain and England clashed in a finale that capped a tournament of thrills.
The Women's World Cup may have ended after Spain took home its first title on Sunday, but its legacy has just begun. This year, around two billion people tuned in to watch the games, a stark jump from the 1.12 billion who did the same just four years earlier.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino feels equal pay at the Men’s and Women’s World Cups would only be a “symbol” that would not “solve anything” if additional development targets for the women’s game are not achieved.
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.
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.
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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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.