Transfer fees in men’s football are high.
In a proposal to FIFA, the Swedish Football Association suggests that transfer money for men’s clubs should help and benefit women’s football.
– We are looking at whether you can use some of the money from the men’s side and transfer it to the women’s side, says SvFF Secretary General Håkan Sjöstrand.
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The transfer market on the women’s side has accelerated in line with international developments, but although the development is moving in a positive direction, with higher transfer fees and longer contracts, it is happening slowly.
I Swedish Football Association The tournament agreement with the Swedish UEFA players, they have adhered to within UEFA and FIFA Continue to advance the issues of improving women’s football conditions.
Håkan Sjöstrand, Secretary-General of the SvFF, previously participated in the International Working Group, appointed in 2019, which is looking at the prospects for more favorable conditions.
FIFA leads the work, but the task force also includes representatives from UEFA, FIFPro and associations from other continental federations.
A priority issue for the Swedish Football Association is the possibility of adding an international education allowance, which can be found on the men’s side. Compensation – Also called coaching compensation, it means that clubs that sponsor young female players will receive compensation if a player changes clubs in another league after a certain age.
– We see that the transfer amounts are so far not large on the part of women, while it is frankly unreasonable money on the part of men. We suggest, among other things, that you can use part of the money on the men’s side and pay it on the ladies’ side, says Håkan Sjöstrand when you interview him Sportbladet in connection with the European Commission.
Impatience is growing – call FIFA again
According to a FIFA report, the total transfer fee in men’s football in 2021 fell to 4.86 billion US dollars.
For example, if you were to take 1 percent of the total amount on the part of men, that would be 450 million SEK.
But there are many aspects that FIFA must take into consideration. Like what ages apply, and how allowances should be controlled, if a set of regulations can control the purpose for which the funds are to be used.
The national conditions for women’s soccer appear to be very diverse around the world, and this issue has been faltering for several years now.
Impatience is growing and Håkan Sjöstrand has been lying to FIFA even during the EC burnout.
We already think it took a long time, but we’re in the middle of a working process with many different wills trying to reconcile them. We believe it is fair and reasonable that associations involved in girls’ education also receive some form of compensation, he points out.
I have great respect for the fact that it takes time to create a well-functioning, logical, and fair system, while at the same time there is a risk that you will get stuck in the search for the perfect one. So we keep spending a lot of time on this and we can compromise until something is good enough to move forward. My personal hope is that key features of a set of regulations should still be ready next year, in which case we could see more concrete trials beginning to be tested in 2024/25.
