Simon Jordan slammed for 'shameful' comments on FA Cup prize money disparity

With the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup set to take place this weekend, the issue of the prize money on offer during the tournament is being widely discussed.

Last year, Chelsea received £25,000 for winning the Women’s FA Cup. This was just 1.4 percent of the prize money awarded to Leicester, the winners of the men’s FA Cup, who gained £1.8 million.

This disparity in prize money is present right from the start of the tournament. In the first round proper, a men’s team could win £22,629. Women’s teams will be given just £850.

The matter was discussed on talkSPORT between presenters Shebahn Aherne and Simon Jordan.

Aherne argued that the prize money for the Women’s FA Cup should not only be increased, but brought up to £1.2 million as reparations for the 50-year ban on women’s football.

Jordan then called her argument "silly", claiming it was "not relevant" to bring up the 50-year ban.

"It’s not relevant to where we are now," he said. "So, we automatically assume that the quality of the women's game would have brought out the same commercial broadcasting deals as the Premier League, in European football and in world football.

"Okay, if that's an argument we can substantiate, that's fine. But if we're talking about the here and now…

"So what you're asking for is reparations. So let's make reparations across the world. Every time someone was in slavery, we’ll make reparations for that. It's not about reparations, it's about the here and now."

Jordan, an English businessman who bought Crystal Palace in 2000, remaining chairman of the club until it went into administration in early 2010, has been criticised for his comments on Twitter.

The Women’s Football Fan Collective shared a clip of the talkSPORT conversation with the