Australia’s Matildas have called for equal prize money for soccer's global showpiece tournaments just days out from kicking off the Women’s World Cup in Sydney.
Australia’s Matildas have called for equal prize money for soccer's global showpiece tournaments just days out from kicking off the Women’s World Cup in Sydney.
Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting the biggest Women’s World Cup to date and both national teams will start their group campaigns on Thursday. All 23 members of Australia’s World Cup roster, including star forward Sam Kerr, spoke in a video released by the players’ union on Monday to acknowledge the growth of the women’s game but to highlight that the total prize money at the 2023 World Cup is about one-quarter of what was on offer at the men’s World Cup last year.
The Australian men's and women's teams receive the same minimum percentage of prize money under Football Australia's collective agreement.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter. “Collective bargaining has allowed us to ensure we now get the same conditions as the Socceroos, with one exception,” midfielder Tameka Yallop said in the video produced by Professional Footballers' Australia. “FIFA will still only offer women one-quarter as much prize money as men for the same achievement.”
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