FIFA plans to double Women’s World Cup prize money next year but will not deliver on Gianni Infantino’s ambition to match the cash paid out at the men’s tournament, Sky News has learnt.
Football’s governing body makes most of its money from the men’s World Cup, but Sky News can reveal the governing body is projecting Brazil 2027 will be the first Women’s World Cup to generate a profit.
Sky’s Rob Harris reports.
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