Welsh FA gives equal pay to male and female players
FAW: 'Another step towards becoming one of world’s great sports organisations'
The Football Association of Wales is giving equal pay to male and female players who represent their country.
Last year was an important one for Welsh football, with the men's and women's teams both making history in their world cup campaigns.
The FAW says it wants future generations to see there's equality across Welsh Football.
The new agreement covers the period up to and including the 2026 Fifa World Cup and the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
The Cymru National Men’s and Women’s teams have released a joint statement in response to the announcement:
“Together Stronger has been the mantra across the Cymru National Teams for us all, both on and off the pitch as we look to put Wales on the world stage.
"As part of the FAW’s strive towards equality, we are now proud to announce that together, our Men’s and Women’s teams have agreed to an equal pay structure for future international matches.
"We hope that this will allow future generations of boys and girls to see that there is equality across Welsh International football, which is important for society as a whole.
"With this agreement in place, we will now look ahead to the Uefa Euro 2024 and 2025 qualifying campaigns, as we aim to see further success across both our senior teams in the near future.”
FAW CEO, Noel Mooney said: “The FAW is a modern, progressive movement that seeks to improve each day. This is another step towards becoming one of the world’s great sports organisations and we thank both the men’s and women’s squads for their brilliant co-operation in getting this agreed.”