Soccer-European sports ministers urge quick resolution of Women's World Cup broadcast rights

FILE PHOTO: The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is pictured during an event at Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

(Reuters) - The sports ministers of Europe's top soccer nations on Wednesday urged global governing body FIFA and broadcasters to work together and "find a common path" over broadcasting rights for this year's Women's World Cup.

The rights are being sold separately from the men's World Cup for the first time and FIFA President Gianni Infantino said earlier this month that Britain, Spain, France, Germany and Italy would face a blackout unless "unacceptable" bids were improved.