Europe's top soccer nations face a broadcast blackout for this year's Women's World Cup unless media can improve on their 'disappointing' offers for the rights, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said. Offers from 'Big 5' European countries were not acceptable to football's world governing body and a 'slap in
Europe's top soccer nations face a broadcast blackout for this year's Women's World Cup unless media can improve on their"disappointing" offers for the rights, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.
"Therefore, should the offers continue not to be fair, we will be forced not to broadcast the FIFA Women's World Cup into the 'Big 5' European countries."Infantino said broadcasters had offered only US$1 million to US$10 million for the rights, compared to US$100 million to US$200 million for rights to the men's World Cup.
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