SYDNEY—FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday that the Women’s World Cup has “broken even” after generating more than $570 million in revenue but dismissed suggestions for equal prize money with the men's World Cup. The current World Cup prize pools sit at $110 million for women and $440 million for…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the England-Australia semifinal match.SYDNEY—FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday that the Women’s World Cup has “broken even” after generating more than $570 million in revenue but dismissed suggestions for equal prize money with the men’s World Cup.
On Friday, he suggested demands for equal prize money were a “slogan” that “would not solve anything.” “And our opinion was, ‘Well, if we have to subsidize, we will subsidize’, because we have to do that. But actually, this World Cup generated over $570 million in revenues, and so we broke even.”
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