What One Law Firm Is Doing to Level the Playing Field Among Its Sports Lawyers

By Carol Couse, Partner, Sports Law Team, Mills & Reeve   The 2019 Women’s World Cup smashed records, drawing an estimated one billion viewers for the first time. The money involved was also higher than ever before, with FIFA doubling the prize pot from the previous tournament. However, the total prize money — $30m (£24m) — was a tiny fraction of the $400m (£315m) awarded to the competing teams in last year’s men’s FIFA World Cup (the BBC).   As women’s football gains a h