Women who “pick the right fights” can “convince us men what we have to do” to bring about progress in the development of women’s football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said.
The Women’s World Cup concludes this weekend, bringing to an end an expanded tournament which Infantino said has been a sporting and commercial success.
But there have also been a range of issues for competing nations to deal with, Australia’s players spoke out on the eve of the tournament to call for equal World Cup prize money for men and women, as well as advocating for better standards in their domestic league. Both the finalists — Spain and England — are involved in as-yet-unresolved disputes with their federations, while Nigeria, Canada, Jamaica and others have all raised issues around pay and conditions.
Infantino urged governments, federations, broadcasters, sponsors, partners and journalists to do more to support the development of women’s soccer during the FIFA Women’s Football Convention on Friday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Infantino said FIFA’s decision to expand the women’s tournament from 24 teams to 32 was justified, citing that teams from all six confederations won at least one game at this World Cup for the first time.
- He said the 2023 World Cup broke…
