German Team On $63,000 A Player To Win UEFA Women’s Euro

SportsMoney German Team On $63,000 A Player To Win UEFA Women’s Euro Asif Burhan Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I am a freelance journalist from England covering women’s soccer around the world since 2011. New! Follow this author to improve your content experience.

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[+] Steigerwald Stadium in Erfurt. The players of the German team are happy about their victory. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa – IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequence pictures and/or video-like photo series.

(Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images As the sixteen finalists enter the final week of preparation ahead of the much-anticipated UEFA EFA Women’s Euro tournament to be held in England in July, several have announced the bonus structures for their squad and it is eight-time champions Germany who are offering the highest prize-money to their players. If they win a record-breaking ninth title at Wembley Stadium on 31 July, each member of the 23-player squad will earn themselves €60,000 ($63,327). This income will come out of the prize money awarded by the European governing body, UEFA, to the winning federation.

The German FA last month agreed to pay out the majority of their revenue to the female players who earn it on the field. This policy contrasts markedly with the French federation, who have agreed to offer only 30% of their revenue in bonuses to their 23 players and staff who are among the group of favourites to win the title. This would mean the maximum the French players could earn for winning what would be their first European title is €24,000 ($25,400) each, less than half the prize money offered to the Germans.

Although UEFA are promising the winning nation a maximum of €2,085,000 ($2,207,000) in prize money if they win each of their six matches at the finals, the French Federation (FFF) estimate the expenses they will incur travelling to the tournament and staying at the four-star Champney Springs Spa Resort in Ashby-de-la-Zouch will amount to €2. 9 million ($3,069,500). Remarkably, the French team could earn less for winning the tournament than the guaranteed minimum of €24,400 ($25,825) the Swedish players will each receive even if they go out of the tournament in the group stage.

In comparison, the Danish team, runners-up at the last UEFA Women’s Euro are reportedly guaranteed just €1,343 ($1,421) each for competing at the finals and are on €30,000 ($31,755) a player to win the tournament. MORE FOR YOU WWE Extreme Rules 2021 Results: Winners, News And Notes As Roman Reigns Beats The Demon The World’s Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2021: Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo Reclaims Top Spot From PSG’s Lionel Messi The Good, Bad And Ugly From The Green Bay Packers’ Win Over The San Francisco 49ers Without releasing any figures, the Dutch FA (KNVB VB ) have come to a collective agreement to pay their men’s and women’s teams the same premiums for image rights and commercial agreements from July 1. They also expressed their “hopes that in the future the external compensation the women will receive from the market immediately (via FIFA, UEFA, TV rights holders) will also be substantially increased”.

Star striker Vivianne Miedema said, “I am very grateful to the KNVB that we have achieved this and in this way can take a big step together towards an equal appreciation for both men and women who play for Oranje (the Dutch national team) It is also not only a great recognition for us as a current group, it is an important social signal and we also hope that this will open doors for future Orange players. ” Last week, Credit Suisse, the primary sponsors of the Swiss National Team said they would be offering the same bonuses to the men’s and women’s national team. This came a week after the Spanish FA (RFEF) signed a five-year agreement with their women’s national team which equalised the bonuses paid to them in percentage terms with their men’s team.

The English Football Association is yet to reveal any details of their bonus structure for the tournament. Yesterday, the Swedish Federation (SvFF) announced a new deal where “in principle, all the compensation that SvFF receives from UEFA from the championship will go to the player group”. However, it appears they have allowed for some expenses incurred during the tournament as the maximum bonus offered to their players, ranked number one in Europe going into the tournament, is €54,000 ($57,120) per player, less than the maximum amount on offer to the Germans.

In a detailed agreement, the Swedish FA agreed to cover the cost of each player bringing over their spouse, or partner, and children to England for the duration of the tournament. In addition to meeting the cost of a round-trip flight from Stockholm, the families would be given free tickets to two of Sweden’s matches at the tournament. A player selected for the initial squad who has to pull out of the tournament before their first game against the Netherlands on July 9 will receive 50% of the prize payment, their replacement will receive the full compensation.

NICE, FRANCE – JULY 06: Sweden players celebrate with family and friends after the 2019 FIFA . . .

[+] Women’s World Cup France 3rd Place Match match between England and Sweden at Stade de Nice on July 06, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) Getty Images Each team competing at the UEFA Women’s Euro is guaranteed a minimum of €600,000 ($635,000) for taking part from a total prize pot of €16 million ($16,929,073). For the first time ever at a UEFA women’s national team competition, performance-based bonuses of €100,000 ($105,825) for a win and €50,000 ($52,913) for a draw will be offered during the group stage with incremental and cumulative bonuses for progression through the tournament.

The winning team will receive €660,000 (698,324) for victory in the final. These figures are unsurprisingly drawfed by the sums offered in the men’s tournament last summer. Each of the 24 competing teams were guaranteed a minimum of €9.

25 million ($9,788,061) from a total prize pot of €371 million ($393 million). €36 million ($40 million) was on offer to the winning team. Therefore, in addition to the pay agreement, the SvFF has promised the Swedish Player’s Association they will continue working to influence both UEFA and the world governing body, FIFA, to provide equal compensation at future championships.

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