09 Jul 2019 18:04:03
HI Ed002. I apologize as I don't really know where to post questions about international footy. While I also realize this is a question related to finances, I was hoping I could get your opinion on the wage disputes between the women's pay and men's pay in the World Cup. I'm seeing some pretty impressive numbers for the women's final viewership, and was just curious how they justify the pay schemes. If it is something to be asked elsewhere/ not to be asked/ or not really your forte, that's fine too! Thanks in advance.

{Ed002's Note - It is between the national side and the players. It really has nothing to do with attendances or income. There is always a disparity between men’s international sides - e.g. between Spain and Uganda - it is unrelated to girl’s sides.}


1.) 10 Jul 2019
10 Jul 2019 00:48:29
Thanks Ed. I saw the TV rating numbers and was just curious. The women’s World Cup final had more viewers than men’s apparently.

{Ed002's Note - That is because the US were involved. If it had been Belgium against Wales it would have been totally different. The US still talk of 99.}


2.) 10 Jul 2019
10 Jul 2019 09:24:25
I can understand the pay difference between women's and men's teams favouring men as, for the most part, the men's game generates more income. In the USA though it seems completely unjustifiable as the women's game is huge as well as the women's national team being far more successful. I'm not sure how the men's team getting more, in those circumstances, can possibly be justified.


3.) 10 Jul 2019
10 Jul 2019 12:58:53
My problem with the women's game is that they aren't doing anything for themselves, they're just piggy backing onto the mens team and trying to use that platform to say all these things they deserve? Start your own team, buy some land, train there, play there, make a professional club out of it, get some sponsors, join the pro league, build a stadium, fill your stadium, make a success of yourselves.

Do not say Liverpool doesn't have a women's team let's make one from them and demand hand out after handout and the absolute cheek of equal pay. it's laughable Liverpool women right winger should be paid the same as mo salah because 'they do the same job'. I do believe the national team players should get the same pay from the national team I assume the fa should pay the men and women equal. Because those women and men have earned the right to play for England and that should be a standard fee.