"FIFA Warns of Women's World Cup TV Blackout in Europe"

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has criticized European broadcasters for not meeting FIFA's demands for higher television rights fees for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. He threatened that the tournament's matches would not be televised in many of Europe's biggest markets if the offers did not improve. The dispute risks overshadowing the biggest Women's World Cup yet, with little over two months to go until the start of the tournament. FIFA has expanded the event to 32 teams for the first time as a sign of its commitment to grow the women's game, and it has increased the prize money for players and the support money for participating teams to $150 million, a fivefold increase from the last tournament, which was held in France in 2019.