Megan Rapinoe rips into FIFA over World Cup schedule, prize money - Global News

Megan Rapinoe called out FIFA on the eve of the Women’s World Cup title match.Story continues belowHer criticism Saturday ranged from the gap in prize money between the men and women, to scheduling that put the World Cup final on the same day as the Gold Cup final in the United States and the Copa America final in Brazil. Rapinoe and the United States play the Netherlands on Sunday for the championship.READ MORE: U.S. soccer player sorry for f-word, not sorry for Trump commentsA day earlier, FIFA President Gianni Infantino had announced that he’ll seek to expand the tournament field from 24 to 32 teams and double the prize money for the women. But even doubling the pool from US$30 million to US$60 million doesn’t diminish the gap with the men’s World Cup prize money, which is set at US$440 million for Qatar, up from US$400 million in Russia last year.Rapinoe has maintained that FIFA doesn’t truly care about the women’s game.WATCH: ‘We’re not going to the f****** White House’: U.S. soccer co-captain Megan Rapinoe

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July 07, 2019 at 04:23AM