The Bleues will receive 15 times less than their male counterparts if they win the Euro

On Sunday 10 July the French made their entrance into the Euro in a sensational way by winning 5-1 against the Italians. Great news, especially for 72% of the French would like there to be more women’s sports on television.

In a previous article, Lose deciphered the lack of parity in the coverage of sports on our screens. A media invisibility that would have direct consequences on the salaries of sportswomen.

As proof, second News France, even if they won the Euro, Corinne Deacon’s players would earn less than Didier Deschamps’s men (and even if the latter were eliminated in the round of 16 at the last men’s Euro). You know what ? We expected it, the opposite would have been surprising.

Rewards 15 times lower for women

Whether you are a woman or a man, in the national team you do not receive a salary but only participation bonuses. These vary depending on the result.

If the blues led by Hugo LIoris can access bonuses of around 400,000 euros per player in case of victory, women would receive 15 times less, with prizes of € 24,000 on average each.

Another question of money!

Always second Info France, the French Football Association guarantees to pay the same fee to men and women, or 30% of the endowment of the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA). And this is where all the inequality lies. In fact, the FFF receives a little more two million for the women’s Euro against 28 million for the men’s championship.

Of course, women’s sport is stuck in a downward spiral: channels pay less to broadcast women’s games, and so do sponsors.

Is the case of our Blues an exception?

Is it the same in all European countries? It would not seem … In Brazil or Norway, female soccer players are entitled to the same bonuses as their male counterparts when they are selected for the national team.

Recently, it is in the United States that the footballers, led by Megane Rapino, got the biggest victory, or equal pay. They had even been supported by President Joe Biden. In short, when is the turn of our Blues for us?

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