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Not Fair: Matildas Pan Asian Cup Pay Inequality
Players said the women’s prize pool has not increased since 2022, while runners-up in the men’s tournament would have earned nearly five times more.
- On Thursday, Australian and Japanese players released a joint statement via FIFPRO criticizing the Asian Football Confederation for refusing to offer equal prize money for the Women's Asian Cup.
- The Women's Asian Cup offered just $1.8m in prize money for the recently concluded tournament, significantly less than the $14.8m available to men's teams in 2023, creating frustration among players.
- Players formally requested equal prize money before the tournament, but their pleas were ignored despite a FIFPRO report projecting the event could generate up to $82.4 million in revenue.
- The statement urged FIFA to honor its pledge of equal prize money for the 2027 Women's World Cup, while noting broader challenges including kit issues for India and the Iranian squad's political turmoil.
- Separately, Japan abruptly sacked coach Nils Nielsen on Thursday, just 12 days after the team's Asian Cup victory, with football chiefs accusing him of being "lax" and "lacking passion.
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AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Finalists Australia and Japan accuse AFC of ‘ignoring’ calls for equal prize money
Women’s Asian Cup finalists Japan and Australia renewed calls Thursday for equal prize money with the men’s tournament in a direct challenge to the Asian Football Confederation and accused the governing body of “ignoring” previous requests.
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