Nearly three months after the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, many players have not received the prize money promised in advance. reports that NRC.
The media spoke to national coaches, managers, players, associations and journalists, showing that not all countries have yet to pay their players. A FIFA spokesperson said that all associations currently have the prize money in their accounts.
FIFA offers ‘tailor support’ to associations to ensure the money reaches the players. FIFA will conduct a regulatory investigation ‘in due course’. Ahead of the World Cup last summer, it was announced that not only the clubs but also the players would get paid.
The Nigerian players did not ask anything from their association. The Jamaican players have been paid, but are on strike because they are still owed money from the association for matches they played ahead of the World Cup.
In a conversation with NRC, Sandra Lee Phillips, mother of midfielder Havana Solan, noted that her daughter was left with more than half of the €55,000 she won as the eighth finalist. That’s because both Australia and Jamaica imposed taxes. A source close to the team says the same thing happened with the South African players.
According to an insider, FIFA will provide support to associations ‘as long as necessary’ to ensure all players receive the amount they deserve.
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