{"id":104150,"date":"2023-12-20T16:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitshoesexpert.com\/?p=104150"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:24:54","slug":"fifa-are-setting-up-a-200m-fund-to-support-womens-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitshoesexpert.com\/soccer\/fifa-are-setting-up-a-200m-fund-to-support-womens-football\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA are setting up a \u00a3200m fund to support women&apos;s football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>EXCLUSIVE<\/span> FIFA are setting up a \u00a3200m fund to support the professionalisation of women&#8217;s football and plan to reward clubs every time they sign U23s&#8230; with Man United and Chelsea set to benefit most from the scheme\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FIFA are planning to issue financial bonuses to clubs who develop female players<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The payments will be managed by the Professional Women\u2019s Football Task Force<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roy Keane can be a pantomime villain, but you can never accuse him of faking it. He couldn&#8217;t hide his simmering irritation &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FIFA are setting up a new \u00a3200million fighting fund to help support the professionalisation of women\u2019s football in a major boost for the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under proposals discussed at a FIFA Council meeting in Jeddah last weekend the world governing body are ready to commit around \u00a325m-a-year to paying clubs who develop professional players.<\/p>\n<p>The payments would be managed by the newly created Professional Women\u2019s Football Task Force, whose remit is to incentivise and reward clubs who develop professional players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed new system all clubs would receive a payment from FIFA every time a female player signs a professional contract whilst under the age of 23, and on the occasion of their first international appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/15\/79175047-0-image-a-1_1703085944819.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>FIFA are establishing a new \u00a3200million fund to help\u00a0support the professionalisation of women\u2019s football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/15\/79175031-0-image-a-2_1703085948542.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The governing body could commit up to \u00a325m-per-year which could be used to reward clubs who develop professional female footballers<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Manchester United would be the biggest beneficiaries in the Women\u2019s Super League based on the number of contracts they have awarded recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FIFA\u2019s increased financial commitment to the women\u2019s game follows the successful staging of the biggest ever women\u2019s World Cup in Australia last summer, a tournament which broke even after generating turnover of \u00a3450m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/15\/79175353-0-image-a-4_1703086007451.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Manchester United will likely be the two teams who benefit the most from the proposal<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The premise behind the new \u00a3200m funding is to encourage the development of young players and to protect the investment of the clubs with the aim of improving the sport\u2019s competitive balance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The proposals are set to be voted on by FIFA Council next year with a view to being introduced for an initial eight-year period in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12886085\/FIFA-setting-200m-fund-support-professionalisation-womens-football-plan-reward-clubs-time-sign-U23s-Man-United-Chelsea-set-benefit-scheme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE FIFA are setting up a \u00a3200m fund to support the professionalisation of women&#8217;s football and plan to reward clubs every time they sign U23s&#8230; 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