Imagine an A-League team playing the UEFA Champions League winners on Australian soil – in a competitive match,for a real trophy. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.
Days after Gianni Infantino threatened a European TV blackout for the Women’s World Cup,FIFA has made a direct link between that discussion and the fight for equal prize money for men and women.
FIFA is complaining about low-ball bids from broadcasters for the tournament TV rights – but a former Matilda says the global governing body is part of the problem.
The world governing body’s regulations would result in sanctions imposed if any player chose to wear the One Love armband instead of FIFA’s own.
The idea that Gianni Infantino saw no problem in comparing his path with those of Rwandan Tutsis annihilated with medieval barbarity shows he is not fit to inhabit any office.
FIFA has boosted the prize money for this year’s Women’s World Cup to $US152 million,but it’s still less than what men received last year.
The game’s ruling body is believed to be considering ways to reshape the Visit Saudi agreement and find a solution before a congress meeting next week.
The former Matildas player,who used to lead a FIFA taskforce for the women’s game,has questioned the appointment of Adriana Lima as a global fan ambassador.
Lionel Messi and Argentina cleaned up at the FIFA men’s awards,while Sam Kerr was named in the women’s World XI and a Polish amputee won the award for goal of the year.
One of the biggest names at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has urged FIFA to “do the right thing” and abandon a planned sponsorship with Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority for the tournament.
There will be many LGBTQ players and fans at the Women’s World Cup. By saying “Visit Saudi”,FIFA is urging them to go somewhere where they are regarded as criminals.