Top footballers call out $620 million problem

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The planetary nonrecreational shot players' national says it sent a missive signed by 150 women's nationalist squad players to FIFA calling for adjacent World Cup prize money.

FIFPro confirmed that the letter, which besides asks for adjacent attraction and conditions for women's teams playing successful football's astir prestigious tournament, was sent to the sport's planetary governing assemblage successful October — a period earlier the commencement of the men’s World Cup successful Qatar.

The Women's World Cup volition beryllium played successful Australia and New Zealand successful July/August.

“We tin corroborate a missive signed by 150 players from nationalist teams connected each continent was sent to FIFA successful October. These players are seeking equitable conditions earlier the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. FIFPRO is presently negotiating with FIFA connected behalf of these players," FIFPro said successful a connection to The Associated Press. The Wall Street Journal was archetypal to study the beingness of the letter.

FIFPro did not stock a transcript of the missive and said it could not remark further, arsenic negotiations are ongoing. The names of the players who signed the missive besides were not made available.

FIFA did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The determination comes arsenic determination are expanding calls for FIFA to marque the prize wealth for the 2 tournaments much equitable.

Argentina earned $63 cardinal for winning the men's World Cup successful Qatar, retired of a prize excavation of $665 million. In contrast, the US women's nationalist squad won $6 cardinal retired of a prize excavation of $45 cardinal for the 2019 Women's World Cup successful France. The prize excavation for the women's tourney this summertime has not been set.

Under their historical corporate bargaining agreements reached past year, the US men's and women's nationalist teams volition arsenic stock the prize wealth won astatine the World Cup aft US Soccer takes a percent disconnected the top.

US Soccer is presently the lone federation that evenly distributes World Cup prize money. The Canadian women's nationalist squad has called for a akin proviso successful ongoing negotiations for a caller labour statement with Canada Soccer.

The Women's World Cup, which starts connected July 20, has an expanded tract of 32 teams, up from 24 successful France. The 2019 tourney drew a planetary broadcast assemblage of much than 1 cardinal viewers.

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