At a news conference ahead of the Women’s World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he’s engaging with member federations on the payment issue
He said at a news conference ahead of the tournament opener that he’s engaging with member federations on the issue. The payments are made the national federations, which are expected to pay the players.
“We are moving of course in the right direction, we have been consulting with associations, with players, to try to go in the right path,” Infantino said. “We have issued these recommendations, but we have an association of associations. So whatever payments we do, we will go through the associations and then the associations will, of course, make the relevant payments to their own players. We are in touch with all the associations.
Infantino said there are complications including residency and taxation that are best handled by federations.The payment is significant for many players: the average annual salary worldwide for women who play professionally is $14,000. The global players’ union, known as FIFPRO, helped push FIFA to dedicate a percentage of the prize money to the players themselves. The union sent a letter to FIFA in October on behalf of players from 25 national teams calling for more equitable conditions and prize money.
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