Fifa Make Women’s Football History By Guranteeing Pay For All Players
For the first time in history, FIFA has guaranteed that every player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will receive direct payment for participating,
The unprecedented decision will see the international governing body direct some of the prize money directly to the players as opposed to the federations.
For the upcoming Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia the overall prize pool is $110m (£88m) which is almost four times as much as the prize pool of $30m (£24m) in the World Cup in France 2019.
Each player will be guaranteed $30,000 (£24,000), a figure that is more than twice the average club salary for a professional women’s player. The men’s federations in the 2022 Qatar World Cup were awarded $440m (£350.5m), however, FIFA intends to have full pay equity by the 2026 and 2027 World Cups.
In a recent statement by the players union FIFPro, said that FIFA had “listened to the voice of the players” and “taken steps toward greater gender equity in our game at the highest levels.”
The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday 20th July with hosts New Zealand facing Norway.
