FIFA president Gianni Infantino threatens to stop the broadcast of the Women’s World Cup. He is not happy with the bids that have come in for the broadcasting rights of the tournament and is now threatening to throw things to black. Infantino calls it a ‘slap in the face’ from the players and ‘all women worldwide’.
Infantino is angry and threatens not to broadcast the Women’s World Cup
The World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, but there is a chance that not everyone will get to see it. The broadcasting rights have yet to be sold and Infantino is anything but happy with the bids from major countries such as England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
“To be clear, it is our moral and legal obligation not to undercut for the World Cup,” Infantino said at a press conference in Geneva. “If the offers continue to be unfair, we will be forced not to broadcast the World Cup in the five major European countries.”
Bids are reported to be between £1 million and £10 million for the tournament to be televised. While bids for the men’s World Cup are between £100 and £200 million. Perhaps a factor is that the matches in Australia and New Zealand. For European countries are not broadcast on prime time. “But there is still play around 9 or 10 am, so that seems reasonable to me,” says Infantino.
Director Alemany announces surprising departure from Barcelona
Speaking of football administrators, Mateu Alemany is in his last months at Barcelona. The technical director has informed President Joan Laporta that he is ready for a new challenge.
Alemany still has a contract at Camp Nou until mid-2024, but has nevertheless decided to leave service on June 30. He did, however, promise Laporta to handle Barcelona’s transfer matters in the coming transfer period. The club says that changes in the technical structure of the club will be announced soon. Alemany works closely with Jordi Cruijff at Barcelona.
In the wake of Laporta, Alemany came to Barcelona in March 2021. As technical director, he also had a role in the departure of Ronald Koeman. And the appointment of Xavi as the new trainer. The sixty-year-old Spanish director was previously president of Real Mallorca. And served as general manager at Valencia between 2017 and 2019.
