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World football body FIFA has announced that it will pay the prize money for the Women's World Cup directly to the players' accounts.
This is a new policy for the football world body, and it is being implemented in response to unpaid allowance issues involving the Nigeria women's national team, the Super Falcons.
In a video on social media, FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura said the decision was made "because of you (the Super Falcons)."
She acknowledged that "things have been tough" for the Falcons, and she said that the football world body wanted to ensure that the players received the prize money they were owed.
The prize money for the Women's World Cup is a record $150 million.
Each player participating in the group stage will earn $30,000, while the match bonuses will increase to $60,000 in the second round of the competition.
Samoura said that FIFA will monitor the payments to ensure that the money reaches the players directly. She said that FIFA is "committed to ensuring that women's football is properly supported and that players are paid fairly."
Key Takeaways
- FIFA will pay the prize money for the Women's World Cup directly to the players' accounts.
- This is a new policy for FIFA, and it is being implemented in response to unpaid allowance issues involving the Nigeria women's national team, the Super Falcons.
- The prize money for the Women's World Cup is a record $150 million.
- Each player participating in the group stage will earn $30,000.
- The match bonuses will increase to $60,000 in the second round of the competition.
- FIFA will monitor the payments to ensure that the money reaches the players directly.
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