FIFA Threatens TV Blackout of 2023 Women's World Cup Over Low Broadcast Rights Offers

FIFA has threatened a TV blackout of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Europe's "Big Five" nations due to unacceptably low offers for broadcast rights.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's statement has been criticized by former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd, who said FIFA had created the problem by bundling the rights for previous Women’s World Cup tournaments in packages tied to the men’s version of the event.
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura is confident that an agreement will be reached with broadcasters.
Samoura said that the lower offers might have been partly the result of "unconscious bias" against the women's game.
The ninth Women's World Cup kicks off in Sydney and Auckland on July 20.