FIFA will double its budget for women's football, International Football Federation President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

FIFA will double its budget for women's football, and invest one billion dollars over the next four years, said Thursday the president of the International Football Federation, Gianni Infantino.

"The Council (Fifa) has decided to allocate 500 million in addition to the 500 million already budgeted," said Infantino at a press conference in Shanghai.