FIFA President Says Women Need to ‘Convince Us Men’ on Equality
- Infantino tells women to ‘pick the right battles’ for parity
- $570m generated by World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand
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The world’s best female footballers can achieve pay equality — if only they “convince us men” first, according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, sparking a near-immediate backlash.
“I say to all the women that you have the power to change. Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights. You have the power to change. You have the power to convince us men what we have to do and what we don’t have to do,” Infantino said on Friday at the second FIFA Women’s Football Convention in Sydney.