Fifa confirmed last week that it is tripling the prize money available for teams competing at the Women’s World Cup in July and August to $110m (£90m) and is committed to making the men’s and women’s World Cup prize pots equal by the 2026 and 2027 editions. The Guardian sat down with the general secretary of the international players’ union Fifpro, Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, and the organisation’s director of global policy and strategic relations in women’s football, Sarah Gregorius, to discuss the changes.
In October, Fifpro sent a letter signed by 150 women’s national team players calling for equal World Cup prize money – that demand has now been met. How significant is it?
