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Evening Standard
Sport
Marc Mayo

Women’s World Cup: UK TV rights bid rejected as Fifa chief tells broadcasters to ‘pay what the game deserves’

A UK bid for the rights to broadcast the 2023 Women’s World Cup is one of several Fifa have rejected as the organisation condemns a “lack of willingness” to pay to air the tournament.

Bids from Britain, Germany, Italy and France have been rejected ahead of next summer’s tournament with an approach from a Spanish broadcaster expected to go the same way.

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