Welsh national football moving towards equality! Men's and women's soccer teams will receive equal pay in international competitions

2023-01-19 14:33

Welsh national football moving towards equality! Men's and women's soccer teams will receive equal pay in international competitions


The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced a new and significant agreement between the national men's and women's football teams and the Football Association will see Wales' men's and women's senior players receive the same pay for the first time.


England is the first country to reach this agreement. Starting in January 2020, the England football national team will receive the same pay for games regardless of men and women , while Ireland will complete a similar agreement in August 2021. more equal treatment.


Welsh national football moving towards equality! Men's and women's soccer teams will receive equal pay in international competitions


The new agreement on equal pay for equal work in football in Wales also came into effect immediately, and it also covers the 2026 Men's World Cup and the 2027 Women's World Cup.


The Welsh men's and women's football team also issued a joint statement today, proudly announcing that the national football team is practicing the same salary structure for men's and women's football in future international competitions, and has also reached this milestone of national football equality, which will be of great importance to the development of Wales in the future international football have an important positive impact on society.


Welsh national football moving towards equality! Men's and women's soccer teams will receive equal pay in international competitions


The statement also mentioned that this new agreement will allow men's and women's football to achieve greater success in the future, and also brighten the prospects for both sexes in the European Cup qualifiers between 2024 and 2025. Because "we want Welsh football to be on the world stage, both on and off the pitch, and growing stronger together has always been the goal of the Welsh national team."


The Welsh Football Association CEO Noel Mooney also said with a smile after passing this agreement, "The Welsh Football Association is constantly seeking to improve, and this will also be an epic step for us as one of the world's sports organizations. Thank you to the men's and women's soccer teams for their courageous cooperation on this agreement."