Wales Football - Men and Women to be paid exactly the same

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Nor me. Genuinely the first I've heard of it.

Do players get docked wages by their clubs when they're on international duty? I somehow doubt it. So I'd guess the payments are totally unnecessary in the first place in the case of the men's game.

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A long time ago I used to do a bit of work with a then-England international. Yes they did get a fee (always donated to charity I think) and while it was small compared to the day job, it would be a material sum over the course of a season to anyone who earns a normal salary. If memory serves it came to around £20k a year, depending on the number of games etc.
But agree, totally unnecessary. The FA might as well have donated their appearance fee budget to charity directly, seems a bit daft to give a few thousand to a millionaire so he can hand it over to a charity

Fees for media stuff were similar. A rounding error in the salary of a premier League footballer, but real money to someone earning a normal wage.

How much do the FAW pay the men's players? I never really thought they did.

I wonder if and when the Premier League will pay its female players the same as the men.

Apparently the FA has been paying England’s men and women the same since 2020. The Irish FA also has the same policy.

https://amp.theguardian.com/football...pay-fa-reveals