Fans are getting ready for the big game in spain too. The womens game there has seen an explosion in popularity, with the number of women players in federated leagues increasing by almost 200 from 2009 to 2022. Heres one of them. Translation the way they are showing us they are breaking down barriers time and time again the collective Bargaining Agreement a few years ago, the professionalisation of womens football, all this, and also the way they represent the values of sport for me and i think for all of us is a complete inspiration. Off the field during this competition, there have been serious conversations taking place about womens sport and its place in the world, including pay equality. The total prize pot for the womens world cup is 110 million thats a 300 increase from the 2019 tournament. But by comparison, its significantly lower than the 1140 million pot for the mens tournament in qatar last year. At the beginning of the competition, analysis by cnn found that female players
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the stands. they have been an inspiration, so i am taking the lionesses, in the world cup final. ~ . final. we will leave it there, joanna, thanks final. we will leave it there, joanna, thanks so final. we will leave it there, joanna, thanks so much - final. we will leave it there, joanna, thanks so much for| joanna, thanks so much for joining us. someone else hoping for an english victory is alex colvin, a former english professional soccer player and currently head of strategy and research for women s football at fifpro. thanks forjoining us. we will get your thoughts on the big game on sunday in a moment but let s first talk about the tournament and women s soccer in general. some top draw soccer on display the past few weeks, but also the tournament has shone a light on inequalities in pay, prize money, basic things as well, like kit and access to physios
i am on the bbc but i would be saying this otherwise, i am taking england over spain, i ve been so impressed with the lionesses resilience throughout the tournament when it comes to injuries and playing in front of 75,000 people rooting against you in the stands. they have been an inspiration, so i am taking the lionesses, in the world cup final. we will leave it there, joanna, thanks so much forjoining us. someone else hoping for an english victory is alex culvin a former professional english soccer player and currently head of strategy and research for women s football at fifpro, which represents 65,000 professional football players male and female. caitrionia perry caught up with her earlier. alex, thanks forjoining us. we will get your thoughts on the big game on sunday in a moment, but let s first talk about the tournament and women s soccer in general. some top draw soccer on display the past few weeks,
world cup final. ok. we will leave it there. world cup final. ok. we will leave it there. joanna i world cup final. ok. we will. leave it there. joanna lohman, former professional soccer player and member of the us national team, thank you for joining us. national team, thank you for joining us- someone else hoping for an english victory is alex culvin, a former professional english soccer player and currently head of strategy and research for women s football at fifpro, who represents 65,000 professional soccer players male and female. we caught up with her earlier. thanks forjoining us. we will get your thoughts on the big game on sunday injust a moment but let s talk about the tournament and women s soccer in general. there has been some top drawer soccer on display these past few weeks, but also a bright light focused on inequalities in pay, prize money. basic stuff like physios, kit and food. what do you think the legacy of these games has been? i think the legacy that we wil