FIFA not offering "equal" prize money...

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11:22a, 8/4/23
Front page of ESPN.com



FIFA made $766MM in 2019, year of the previous women's World Cup

FIFA made $7.5 BILLION on the 2022 men's World Cup

The whining about this is insufferable.
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11:30a, 8/4/23
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That sounds pretty equal to me.
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11:30a, 8/4/23
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Nm. I'm an idiot. I hate this app. It's really hard to tell what thread you are in at times.
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11:31a, 8/4/23
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And why should only the winners get prize money? Everyone that competed should split it because they all did a great job and had fun.
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In reply to Señor Chang • 11:33a, 8/4/23
Señor Chang said:
And why should only the winners get prize money? Everyone that competed should split it because they all did a great job and had fun.

So suddenly ribbons aren't good enough?
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11:33a, 8/4/23
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The headline: 'How come the Women's World Cup winner will get $4.3M, while the Men's winner got $42M?"

Answer: FIFA brought in 7.5 billion from the last Mens' World Cup Cycle , while the women's will bring in 500 million.

You want more? Earn more...

But the article points out:

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Last year, U.S. Soccer, the women's national team and the men's national team came together for a historic and first-of-its-kind deal: The two teams would pool their FIFA prize money together and then split it equally among both teams. Although FIFA prize money is still unequal, the teams have chosen to split it equally.

For instance, the U.S. men won around $13 million from FIFA for reaching the round of 16 at the World Cup in Qatar last year. If the women suffer a historic early exit and get knocked out in the round of 16 of this ongoing Women's World Cup, they would win around $1.9 million. But after pooling that money together with the men's money, and after giving 10% to U.S. Soccer to support youth programs, the USWNT would actually receive around $6.7 million, which will be more money than FIFA will award the champion of this tournament ($4.3 million).
So they're already getting much more money than they deserve, if we base that on earnings.

Will Cain on ESPN said it best a few years ago:

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"The women got paid out from a pool of $30 million from the womens World Cup," Cain said on ESPN's First Take.
"The men would draw from a pool of $400 million. $400 million and $30 million ... why is that?
"It's because the men's World Cup generates $6 billion in revenue, the Women's World Cup generates $131 million in revenue.
"If you want to talk about pay disparity, the Women's World Cup players get paid out 20 per cent of the total revenue.
"The men get paid out seven per cent. As a percentage point they're getting much more.
"The problem is, for anybody desiring equal pay, and by the way I think equal pay is a ridiculous concept in and of itself, if the women generate more revenue they should get paid more than the men.
"Don't strive for getting the same, strive for getting what you're worth. And if you're worth more then get more."
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 11:34a, 8/4/23
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Mathguy64 said:
Dusty's lineup is criminal. He's putting a player with a much higher chance of making an out between players with higher chances of getting on. It makes sequencing much more difficult.

Stack your best hitters together to maximize the chances of scoring with them.


Did you get lost on the way to the forum?
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In reply to Captain Pablo • 11:35a, 8/4/23
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Captain Pablo said:
Mathguy64 said:
Dusty's lineup is criminal. He's putting a player with a much higher chance of making an out between players with higher chances of getting on. It makes sequencing much more difficult.

Stack your best hitters together to maximize the chances of scoring with them.


Did you get lost on the way to the forum?


Lost. Dazed. Confused.
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11:39a, 8/4/23
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What's "FIFA?"

What's a "World Cup?"

Is this like Quidditch? A made-up game that doesn't really exist?

As an American, I have no knowledge of these strange and unimportant concepts.
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In reply to JimAggie • 11:40a, 8/4/23
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JimAggie said:
What's "FIFA?"
sports money laundering federation
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In reply to Señor Chang • 11:41a, 8/4/23
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Señor Chang said:
And why should only the winners get prize money? Everyone that competed should split it because they all did a great job and had fun.


Why reserve it to the competitors. I demand equal pay for watching. Without me, they don't generate revenue.

I DEMAND EQUAL PAY, TOO!
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11:42a, 8/4/23
This is an asinine argument by espn.

I make hamburgers but why does McDonalds make more money than me?
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11:44a, 8/4/23
Something I didn't touch on initially is the "eloquence" of the headline: "How Come the Women's World Cup Winner..."

It sounds like it was written by a butt hurt seven year old... "How come Billy has more toys than me???"
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12:35p, 8/4/23
the men's winner gets ten times more money for winning than women's. anyone willing to bet the men's team isn't ten times better? men's world cup champion would beat female champion 50-0 in soccer so u know there is that as well as the fact that people watch the men's world cup. very few watch the women's world cup

it's to bad used to be a fan of female soccer until they have men the middle finger repeatedly. now they can shut the hell up.
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12:36p, 8/4/23
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More proof that progressives don't understand economics.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 1:05p, 8/4/23
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Mathguy64 said:
Captain Pablo said:
Mathguy64 said:
Dusty's lineup is criminal. He's putting a player with a much higher chance of making an out between players with higher chances of getting on. It makes sequencing much more difficult.

Stack your best hitters together to maximize the chances of scoring with them.


Did you get lost on the way to the forum?


Lost. Dazed. Confused.
Still absolutely correct though.
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In reply to JimAggie • 1:16p, 8/4/23
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JimAggie said:
What's "FIFA?"

What's a "World Cup?"

Is this like Quidditch? A made-up game that doesn't really exist?

As an ignorant troll, I have no knowledge of these strange and unimportant concepts.

FIFY
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In reply to Detmersdislocatedshoulder • 1:19p, 8/4/23
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Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:
the men's winner gets ten times more money for winning than women's. anyone willing to bet the men's team isn't ten times better? men's world cup champion would beat female champion 50-0 in soccer so u know there is that as well as the fact that people watch the men's world cup. very few watch the women's world cup

it's to bad used to be a fan of female soccer until they have men the middle finger repeatedly. now they can shut the hell up.
Yep.

And because of that fact, the Men bring in 15-20 times the money.
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1:30p, 8/4/23
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I like watching some of the women's games, but the skill-level and pace is a joke compared to the men's game.
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1:37p, 8/4/23
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Grifters gonna grift
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In reply to Coog97 • 1:39p, 8/4/23
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I wonder why ESPN doesn't pay for FCS they way they do for FBS football games?

Hmmmm....
I am not friends with people that want to tare down the Republic.
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1:42p, 8/4/23
still waiting for the outcry for equal pay at Hooters for the cooks vs the waitresses
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In reply to JohnLA762 • 1:48p, 8/4/23
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JohnLA762 said:
Señor Chang said:
And why should only the winners get prize money? Everyone that competed should split it because they all did a great job and had fun.


Why reserve it to the competitors. I demand equal pay for watching. Without me, they don't generate revenue.

I DEMAND EQUAL PAY, TOO!
I am currently reading this thread.

Therefore, I am an engaged participant in this FIFA USWNT thingamabob.

I need at least 10% of the total payout for my troubles.
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1:52p, 8/4/23
ESPN pays for the TV rights. Why don't they pay the same?

They are tearing down their own business.
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1:57p, 8/4/23
But they all play soccer!!
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2:02p, 8/4/23
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Having men's and women's divisions is discriminatory. Eliminate them. Whoever wins gets all the money.
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In reply to justnobody79 • 2:04p, 8/4/23
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justnobody79 said:
still waiting for the outcry for equal pay at Hooters for the cooks vs the waitresses
Why should Taylor Swift get all that money? I can sing too.
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GeorgiAg said:
Having men's and women's divisions is discriminatory. Eliminate them. Whoever wins gets all the money.


Says the resident lib who votes for the people who perpetuate this garbage…

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2:08p, 8/4/23
We don't care about women's sports. Go away.
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2:12p, 8/4/23
What would the NBA/PGA/NFL/MLB/etc.... look like if Lebron made the same amount as the end of the bench kid. All players made the same amount.
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2:21p, 8/4/23
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That's what a lot of outlets never reported when the women won their "historic" new deal. They were already being paid more than the men in terms of percentage of earned revenue. Then they used public pressure to essentially force them in to take a pay cut to give them even more money.

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In reply to frenchtoast • 2:21p, 8/4/23
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frenchtoast said:
We don't care about women's sports. Go away.
That sexist. You just haven't watched them. Have you never seen the raw athleticism and grit and determination of women's beach volleyball?



Here is intense strategy and a fake out move. Very intense.



and the shear will and mental toughness of pole vaulting?





If you'd stop being a sexist pig, you could be a, dare I say, feminist on women's sports such as these?

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2:27p, 8/4/23
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They are actually getting paid more due to their sex. If they were being treated equal, then they'd get paid zero probably. That's about the going rate of pay for JV or varsity players. (That's about how track or basketball equals out)
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7:22p, 8/4/23
First step: Stop visiting or watching ESPN
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