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Women's World Cup


Carlos Hazday

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The USA team gets to split $2 million for winning the World Cup. The German team who won the Men's cup split $35 million. A tad of a difference.

 

Everything I've read tells of FIFA treating the women as the unwanted step-children. From the prize money, to accommodations, to playing fields. The almighty dollar is the reasoning behind it they claim. The ladies don't bring in the amount of revenue the men do according to the ruling organization.

 

The number of women playing soccer in the US, from elementary school through the college ranks, is astronomical. Yet the high participation has failed to morph into ladies putting their butts on stadium seats or in front of a TV in large numbers. Men, on the other hand, will spend the day watching games and ignore anything else going on around them (or so I've been told when I forget to return calls or be on time while a game's on.)

 

Is this one of those areas where women are from Venus and men are from Mars? Is parity possible at all?

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The eliminated men's team get $8 million! Meanwhile, a whopping 22 million viewers tuned in to watch, not to mention the millions on social media. I would hardly call that disinterest, but it also doesn't translate to the stadiums.   

It was an awesome win though! 

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As with most sporting events, the big money comes from corporate sponsorships and Broadcasting fees. Those figures pale in comparison to the money thrown at the men. In my view. worse than the money, are the facilities women are required to endure. Forcing them to play in substandard venues--like Olympic Stadium in Montreal-- is criminal.

 

Maybe one day...

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