FIFA blamed for Women's World Cup rights values after 'outrageous' broadcast blackout threat
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s threat of a Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe has been criticised by a former FIFA Council member who says the governing body is also responsible for the tournament being historically undervalued. Television rights for this summer’s tournament are being sold separately from the men’s World Cup for the first time, but Infantino has warned that Europe’s ‘Big 5’ — Britain, France, Spain, Germany and France — must improve on their “unacceptable” offers. Infa...