WC Prize Money...
by iudomer (2019-06-10 10:10:42)
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very interesting twitter threat from @SwissRamble. This twitter account generally posts about Club/League Financials. You can see why the Norway player, think she won the Ballon D'or, is sitting out as a protest:

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On the face of it, growth is impressive as prize money doubles from $15m to $30m. Also for the first time women’s funding includes $11.5m for pre-tournament preparation & $8.5m to clubs for players taking part. So, in total, contributions have more than tripled from $15m to $50m.

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However, the women’s $30m prize money is still only 7.5% of the men’s $400m. In fact, as FIFPRO noted, “the changes actually signify an increase in the gap between men’s and women’s prize money”. This has risen from $343m at the 2015 tournament to $370m at the 2019 World Cup.

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In fact, it is striking that the $38m awarded to France for winning the 2018 Men’s World Cup is actually more than the $30m total available to the 24 teams at the Women’s World Cup.



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