European Broadcasters Fail to Offer Fair Price for Women’s World Cup Rights
- Major European broadcasters have not agreed to broadcast deals for the 2023 Women's World Cup and have offered significantly less money than for the men's World Cup.
- FIFA's president has threatened a broadcast blackout and says the offers are unfair treatment of women's football.
- Leading players and administrators are calling on broadcasters to pay a fair price to support the growth of women's football.
- Sports ministers from major European nations have urged resolution to the impasse between FIFA and broadcasters.
- The 2019 Women's World Cup was watched by a record 1.12 billion people worldwide, showing the potential audience and value of the women's game.