Alexandra Popp tackles Gianni Infantino: “It’s only a question of money”

While the Women’s World Cup (July 20 to August 20) is still not guaranteed to be broadcast in several European countries, including FranceGerman centre-forward Alexandra Popp was critical of FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

” At Mr. Infantino, it feels like it’s all about the money, and who’s the most powerful in the world “, confided the international Alexandra Popp, in an interview granted to the German sports press agency SID, a subsidiary of AFP. ” It shouldn’t be. Because in this way, the sport that we all love and appreciate is damaged. The duty lies with FIFA but also with the broadcasters “, she added.

As a reminder, Gianni Infantino said on Monday: “ We consider our refusal to sell off the Women’s World Cup to be a moral and legal obligation. “The Mondial does not yet have a broadcaster in Germany, France, Italy, Spain or the United Kingdom, because the call for tenders has not yet been successful” for lack of offers that give due recognition to the world’s biggest women’s football tournament »,

The Wolfsburg player replied that it would be necessary ” try to find a consensus, instead of p***ing the blame and letting greed do the talking “.