SYDNEY : FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is confident the global governing body's threat of a Women's World Cup TV blackout in Europe this year will bring broadcasters to the table with improved offers for the rights.The rights are being sold separately from the men's World Cup for the first time and
SYDNEY : FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is confident the global governing body's threat of a Women's World Cup TV blackout in Europe this year will bring broadcasters to the table with improved offers for the rights.
"Those who bought the rights at that time in Europe know how much it brings, because we have reached record numbers during many matches," Samoura told Australia's Fox Sports News on Saturday. "We have already been having positive feedback from three of the countries that we have opened the discussion and ... we still have 80 days to go before the kickoff."
Infantino said broadcasters had offered only $1 million-$10 million for the rights for this year's tournament in Australia and New Zealand, compared to $100 million-$200 million for the men's World Cup.
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