With both men’s and the women’s side of the sport very dominant today, many critics argue that women’s soccer should receive equal pay as men’s. In my opinion, women’s soccer does not deserve the same amount of payment as men’s. People pay to watch men’s soccer mainly because the talent level on the field is objectively higher than the women’s. According to The Wall Street Journal, the 2019 women’s world cup generated $131 million, which is 2.18% of what the men’s World Cup generated. If the women did get equal pay as the men’s, FIFA would have to use revenue from the men’s world cup as the prize money for the women’s.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 03, 2021 15:00 UTC