"Historical day": Association wants to align women's premiums with those of men

Created: 06/15/2022, 19:05

Spain's Irene Paredes (right) in a duel with Germany's Svenja Huth.

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The Spanish women's national team around world footballer Alexia Putellas will now receive the same pay as the men.

This was announced by the Spanish association RFEF.

Madrid - Spain's women's national team has scored a major victory in their fight for equal pay with men.

In the future, they will receive an equal share of the bonus payments and television bonuses distributed by UEFA and FIFA, the Spanish football association RFEF announced on Tuesday evening in Madrid.

"We have concluded an agreement for the next five years," said association president Luis Rubiales.

National players should therefore enjoy the same conditions in Spain in terms of bonus payments and TV bonuses.

Working conditions, including travel, board and lodging arrangements, will also be adjusted.

Spanish federation adjusts bonuses for the national team - "the women benefit in percentage terms"

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wrote that this does not automatically mean that women and men now receive the same amount of money for their services.

Because there is more money to be distributed in men's football than in women's football.

Sponsors would also invest more in men's football.

RFEF President Luis Rubiales also acknowledged this.

"Women's football gets a lot less money than boys," he said.

Therefore a correction was introduced in the form of positive discrimination in the percentage of premiums.

“Both sides felt this was appropriate.

And in percentage terms, the women benefit,” said Rubiales.

Nevertheless, national team captain Irene Paredes described the agreement with the football association as a "historic day".

Along with her colleagues, world footballer Alexia Putellas, and Patricia Guijarro, she signed the five-year agreement with Rubiales.

Rubiales also spoke of a "historic agreement".

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Spain, seventh in the women's world rankings, joins countries such as Brazil, England, Norway, Denmark and most recently the USA, which have also reached agreements on equal pay for international players.

Such a regulation does not yet apply in Germany.

(SID/dpa/fmü)