England men’s and women’s senior players have been paid the same match fee for representing their country since January 2020, the Football Association has announced.
Brazil on Wednesday joined Australia, Norway and New Zealand on the list of football associations who had publicly committed to paying their male and female players the same for a senior cap. It emerged on Thursday that the FA had quietly implemented pay equality.
A statement from the FA read: “The FA pays its women’s players exactly the same as their male counterparts for representing England, both in terms of match fees and match bonuses. This parity has been in place since January 2020.”
Equal pay has been a hot topic in football with the women’s world champions, the USA, having filed an appeal against the decision to dismiss their claim for equal pay with male counterparts. Megan Rapinoe said her teammates would “never stop fighting for equality”.
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