Fifa calls out broadcasters over low rights offers for NZ, Oz-hosted World Cup

Fifa calls out broadcasters over low rights offers for NZ, Oz-hosted World Cup
Sky's Sophie Moloney has plenty of reasons to be upbeat about the World Cup. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Fifa has called out global broadcasters for low-balling their rights offers for next year’s women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.The world football organising body is insisting broadcasters “pay what the women’s game deserves”, revealing it has already rejected bids it deemed too low and calling on them to make improved offers for the 2023 tournament.Fifa’s chief business officer, Romy Gai, told Bloomberg the organisation had already turned down offers from broadcasters in Italy, Germany, France and...

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