International Football
OSHOALA CONTRIBUTES AS BARCELONA BENEFIT THE MOST FROM 2019 WOMEN WORLD CUP CLUB PAYOUTS
BY NANCY GILLEN
Asisat Oshoala’s FC Barcelona is set to receive the highest amount of FIFA Women’s World Cup club payout money with 15 of the side’s players having competed in the tournament’s group stage.
Asisat Oshoala is a key member of the Nigerian team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
A study by information platform Wettbasis found that FIFA will pay out a total of £2.56 million ($3.25 million/€2.88 million) to the 198 clubs worldwide which had players competing in the group stages in France.
This amounts to £362 ($460/€407) per day per player, with the player’s current club receiving 50 per cent of the sum.
The remaining percentage is given to clubs that trained the player up to the age of 22.
FC Barcelona is paid the most of all clubs, receiving £68,700 ($87,200/€77,300) from FIFA for its players, including England forward Toni Duggan, Dutch winger Lieke Martens and 10 from the Spanish squad.
French team and UEFA Women’s Champions League victors Olympique Lyon are in second place with £65,000 ($82,600/€73,100).
English clubs dominate the top 10, with Manchester City receiving £58,000 ($73,700/€65,300) and Chelsea £57,600 ($73,200/€64,800).
Football Association Women’s Super League champions Arsenal will earn £43,800 ($55,600/€49,300).
The United States receive the largest portion of funds for one country, however, receiving £350,000 ($444,700/€393,800) in total for 26 clubs.
Despite the growing financial investment in women’s football, the published figures are dwarfed by those produced during the men’s FIFA World Cup in Russia last year.
FIFA paid around £6,781 ($8,615/€7,629) per player per day, around 18 times the amount paid to female players this year.
Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Chelsea all received over £2.5million ($3.2million/€2.8million) each for taking part in the men’s World Cup 2018, close to the amount paid by FIFA to all the women’s clubs combined during the group stage.
The Women’s World Cup is due to enter the knockout round tomorrow after the group stage concluded today.
FIFA announced last October that $30 million (£23 million/€26 million) in prize money would be on offer this year, a 100 per cent increase on the $15 million (£11 million/€13 million) available in 2015.
The allocation of a further $20 million (£16 million/€18 million) to pay for travel, training and to compensate players’ club teams was also approved by the Council then.
This was criticised by organisations such as FIFPro, however, who said that the rise was insufficient and claimed “the changes actually signify an increase in the gap between men’s and women’s prize money”.
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Portugal call up same player named in England Under-18 squad
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Mateus Mane has become hot property after Portugal named the 17-year-old in their Under-18 squad on Friday, one day after England included him in their squad.
Mane was called up for a second successive England youth camp by coach Liam Bramley before the team travel to Marbella for a four-team tournament this month.
Mane is eligible for both teams having played for the Portugal Under-17 side last season. As the Under-18 team is a non-UEFA age group, both nations are entitled to call the player up.
He made his England international debut last month against the Portugal Under-18 side who have named Mane in their squad for a four-nation tournament this month.
With both tournaments running concurrently, Mane can only play for one team and Wolves and England confirmed he would feature in Bramley’s side.
Reuters has contacted Portugal’s football association for clarification.
While players with multiple nationalities have played for more than one country if they are eligible, they are not allowed to switch allegiances at senior level – unless they have played only in friendly matches for the first country.
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Soon Cisse ceases to be Senegal’s Coach
After 107 matches spanning nine years, Aliou Cisse will not have his contract renewed as Senegal coach, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Of the 107 matches, Cisse’s team won 70, drew 24 and lost 13.
But the impressive scorecard is not enough to impress his employers.
Thus, the end beckons for Cisse’s successful nine-year spell in charge of the side that included a first Africa Cup of Nations title and two World Cup qualifications.
He had been under increasing pressure after Senegal’s surprise last 16 exit at the 2023 Cup of Nations when they lost on penalties to hosts Cote d’Ivoire.
Senegal are unbeaten in six matches since then, but home draws with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso, and criticism from certain quarters over their style of play, made up the mind of the country’s sports ministry, who fund the salary of the national team coach, that a change was needed.
“The FSF would like to thank Aliou Cisse for his good collaboration and his brilliant results at the head of the various national selections that he has managed since his arrival in 2011 and wish him every success for the future,” the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) said in a statement.
FSF added Cisse’s exit stemmed from a failure to fulfil the targets in his last contract, which expired at the end of August, which included victory at the 2023 Cup of Nations and reaching the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
They also said the “regression of our national team in the FIFA rankings and the risk of disaffection between our national team and the Senegalese (public)” had played a role.
The FSF will appoint an interim technical team to lead the side in Cup of Nations qualifiers against Malawi at home on Oct. 11 and away four days later.
Cisse, 48, was captain of Senegal when they reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup with what is heralded as a golden generation of players.
He briefly had a spell as caretaker coach of the national team in 2012, but took over full time three years later.
He led Senegal to 2018 and 2022 World Cup qualification, making the last 16 in the latter before losing to England. They were beaten in the final of the 2019 Cup of Nations by Algeria.
The side made up for that disappointment when they beat Egypt in the final two years later to be crowned African champions for the first time.
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Why FIFA banned Samuel Eto’o
Always in the news for bad reasons, Samuel Eto’o has again made global headlines. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has banned the former striker and the current president of the Cameroon Football Federation.
He is banned from attending Cameroon’s matches for the next six months for violating conduct rules during the recent U-20 Women’s World Cup, where his national team faced Brazil in the round of 16.
According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee, Eto’o was found to have breached articles 13 (“Offensive behaviour and violations of fair play principles”) and 14 (“Misconduct of players and officials”) of FIFA’s Disciplinary Code.
The sanction stems specifically from the match between Brazil and Cameroon, held on September 11 in Bogotá, Colombia. As a result, Eto’o will be prohibited from attending any matches involving Cameroon’s national teams, both male and female, across all age groups.
“Mr Eto’o has been notified today, the date on which the sanction comes into force,” stated the FIFA press release.
This is not the first time Eto’o has faced controversy. He previously drew attention for his behavior towards players and national team coach Marc Brys, whom he allegedly threatened in front of cameras if his directives were not followed.
During the Qatar World Cup, the former Real Madrid, Mallorca, and Barcelona player made headlines again after assaulting a fan who filmed him outside a stadium after a match.
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