FIFA Vice President suddenly speaks out about female players' salaries not being equal to men's

"I don't believe in equal pay," CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez made a controversial statement while at the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Mr. Alejandro Dominguez is also FIFA Vice President.

Mr. Alejandro Dominguez is also Vice President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and a member of the FIFA Council.

In a recent interview when he arrived in Sydney (Australia), one of the venues for the 2023 Women's World Cup, Mr. Alejandro Dominguez explained: "I don't believe in the current campaign for "equal pay" in women's football. I believe that everything has a ceiling. I don't know what the ceiling is for women's football. No one has shown us what the ceiling is for women's football. So let's work and see how far things will go. Because, no one knows whether one day women's football will suddenly be paid more than men's football or not?".

All about the history of the Women's World Cup

The US women's team is the only team in women's soccer today that has demanded equal pay with the US men's team.

The topic of “equal pay” in women’s soccer is being pushed hard at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, following the success of the U.S. women’s team. In 2019, the U.S. women’s team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for “gender discrimination” and demanded equal pay for the men’s and women’s teams. A settlement was reached when the U.S. men’s and women’s teams split their prize money so that players received equal pay.

However, with the exception of the US women's team, most of the rest of the world's teams have not achieved success. Recently, the English and Australian women's teams are putting pressure on their national soccer federations to enjoy similar results. "US soccer has done very well and has achieved success. We will continue to fight and support other teams around the world to have equal pay," US women's team striker Alex Morgan said at a recent press conference when participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Alex Morgan (centre) is a leading player in the movement for equal pay between men's and women's football

However, the fight for female players' rights around the topic of "equal pay" has been affirmed by FIFA Vice President Alejandro Dominguez, who said it is very difficult to succeed. Mr. Alejandro Dominguez said: "We continue to create opportunities as well as encourage and promote competition in women's football. At the ongoing World Cup, we have seen many highly competitive matches. This is the immediate goal of women's football, before moving further on the remaining issues."

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