Heating in a 15 m² room, empty stadiums and stagnant award contrasts with the evolution of the sport in Europe
That does not value its products, this is a known fact, but with the tenth edition of, which happens in Ecuador, this reality became even more exposed. In the first round of the group stage, the teams were prevented from warming on the stadium lawn to preserve the grass. He recorded one of these moments, in which He warmed in a 15 m² room and smelled of paintand publicly complained after the victory against Bolivia, which made the entity change the rule and allow 15 minutes of warming for the entire group. Have you ever imagined this happening in men’s football?
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For those who watched Brazil’s matches, he realized that stadiums are constantly empty. With tickets from US $ 3 (around R $ 16.76), the average fans is below 300, which makes the popularization of sport difficult. The financial issue is also bad in the awards. The amount of US $ 1.5 million paid for the champion team is the same amount paid in the 2022 edition. Not to mention that The tournament only had the final phase.
In addition to Conmebol’s conflicts, federations also do not provide necessary support for athletes. The Uruguay selection, for example, protested for better working conditions and was one day without training before the tournament began. The protest has had an effect and the AUF agreed with the increase in travel expenses, permission to concentrate in the celestial complex and improvement in training equipment. They qualified for the semifinal for the second time in history, but were eliminated to Brazil.
The abyss that South American women’s football is, contrasted with. Europe’s main tournament in Europe took place from July 2 to 27, in Switzerland, and hit the audience record compared to the previous one: 657,291 spectators, surpassing the 574,875 fans of the 2022 edition in England. The prize amount was also revised by, which paid 41 million euros to the players and selections. In 2022, this amount had been 16 million euros and, in 2017, 8 million euros.
It is easy to find people criticizing the level of women’s soccer presented in Brazil, but with as much deficiency in structure, how will the sport evolve? It will happen here and the hope is that FIFA’s investment leverages the sport, but it takes much more CBF and Conmebol effort to make things improve.
