Welsh FA agrees landmark equal pay deal with men’s and women’s national team until 2027
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The Welsh FA agree a landmark equal pay deal until 2027 that will see the women’s national team paid the same as the men, with Rob Page’s side unanimously agreeing to take a pay cut to allow the move to happen.
- The Football Association of Wales announced a record equal pay deal on Wednesday
- For the first time, male and female national players will earn the same
- The historic agreement lasts until 2027 and covers a World Cup for men and women.
- Men will take a 25 percent pay cut to allow a 25 percent raise for women.
- Rob Page’s men’s team unanimously agreed to reduce their match fee
- The FAW did not disclose the match fee figure when approached sports mail
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced a record equal pay deal on Wednesday.
For the first time ever, Welsh national men’s and women’s senior players will be paid equally for representing their country, with the landmark deal, which will last until 2027, encompass the Men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World Cup in 2027. Next.
Rob Page’s men’s side unanimously agreed to take a 25 percent pay cut to allow a 25 percent raise for women, to help allow the move to happen. The FAW did not disclose the match fee figure when approached sports mail.
The Football Association of Wales announced a historic equal pay deal on Wednesday.
Rob Page’s men’s side unanimously agreed to a 25 percent pay cut to speed up the move.
A joint statement from the men’s and women’s team said: ‘Together Stronger has been the mantra across the Cymru (Wales) national teams for all of us, both on and off the pitch as we seek to put Wales on the world stage.
“As part of the FAW’s fight for equality, we are now proud to announce that, together, our men’s and women’s teams have agreed an equal pay structure for future international matches.
“We hope this will enable future generations of boys and girls to see that there is equality in Welsh international football, which is important to society as a whole.”
Wales senior players will now be paid the same as men for international matches.
“With this deal in place, we will now look ahead to the Euro 2024 and 2025 qualifying campaigns as we aim to see more success from our two senior teams in the near future.”
Wales joins England, the US, Australia, Brazil, Norway and New Zealand in paying men and women the same fee for international matches.
The announcement comes after more than a year of negotiations, with FAW chief executive Noel Mooney in talks with Wales women’s captain Sophie Ingle, world record holder Jess Fishlock and record goalscorer Helen Ward , which now result in the official parity.
The announcement comes after more than a year of negotiations, with the FAW’s talks with women’s captain Sophie Ingle (above) and cap holder Jess Fishlock paying off.
Wales’s chief of women, Gemma Grainger, told the BBC: ‘I am very happy with equal pay, it is about equality. We want our players to embody Stronger Together, the collaboration with the men’s team is something we want to continue.
‘Hopefully the collaboration will continue to grow. Equality and making sure that what we have here is equal is very important to us. Women’s football is growing and will continue to grow.’
Mooney added: ‘FAW is a modern and progressive movement that seeks to improve every day. This is another step in becoming one of the world’s great sports organizations and we thank the men’s and women’s teams for their brilliant cooperation in reaching this agreement.”