That confidence, positivity and progress has been replicated at national level. On behalf of all the players, I want to thank the RFEF and especially (RFEF president) Luis Rubiales for their effort to reach such an important agreement and demonstrate with actions his interest in continuing to push our senior team far as possible.' But it's still a necessary and significant first step.Ĭaptain Irene Paredes said: 'It's a historic day. It's also some way off the roughly £52,000 earned by each German player at this year's tournament only the American team has complete equality between the men and women's sides currently. They will not necessarily receive the same amount, just the same percentage, and El Comercio has reported the discrepancy between what the women will earn at the Euros remains 'light years away' from what the men will earn in the same competition.
Spain's RFEF governing body, the equivalent of the English FA, announced in June they had introduced a five-year scheme of financial equality between the men and women's teams in terms of the percentage of bonuses, travel and imaging rights.
One of the biggest clubs on the planet in Real Madrid finally got an official women's side in 2020. That, allied to widespread professionalisation in Spain and Barcelona's success, means these are historic times for Spanish women's football.Ītletico Madrid, Levante, Athletic Club, Real Sociedad and Granadilla Tenerife are all getting stronger, youth academies are thriving and the standard of the Primera Division is rising.
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