Knattspyrnufélög eyddu þannig 3,3 milljónum Bandaríkjadala í kvenkyns leikmenn á síðasta ári eða um 476 milljónum íslenskra króna.
FIFA says global transfers in women's soccer rose 20% to 1,555 in 2022, 98 of which involved a fee. Those fees jumped 62% to $3.3M, ~1/3 of which were on top-5 transfers. UEFA: biggest spenders + recipients. US No.1 in involved nationalities. Notably high in *outgoing* transfers. pic.twitter.com/1XMG4Q4Fb1
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) January 26, 2023
Fyrir fjórum árum þá eyddu félögin aðeins 0,6 milljónum dollara í knattspyrnukonur eða tæpum 87 milljónum í íslenskum krónum.
Á þessum tíma hafa peningarnir í félagsskiptum knattspyrnukvenna því miklu meira en fimmfaldast.
Growth in women s professional football continued once again in 2022, international transfers increased by almost 20% . See the Global Transfer Report 2022
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) January 26, 2023
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Alþjóða knattspyrnusambandið, FIFA, birti í gær úttekt á félagsskiptamarkaði fótboltaheimsins og þar blasa þessar tölur við.
Peningar fyrir fótboltakonur fór upp um 62 prósent á milli ára en alls voru 1555 félagsskipti skráð í kerfið á árinu 2022. Í flestum tilfellum fóru þó knattspyrnukonurnar frítt á milli félaga.
These were the 5 biggest transfers in women's football (ordered by transfer fee) globally in 2022, according to Fifa's annual transfers report. Tellingly, all 5 came in Europe. Plus #ManCity signed the 2nd & 3rd-most expensive players in 2022 (fees all undisclosed). #BarclaysWSL pic.twitter.com/iAitmd0ZTs
— Tom Garry (@TomJGarry) January 26, 2023