FIFA report reveals big gaps in women's football salaries and opportunities
FIFA's report on women's soccer shows big differences in player salaries, contract lengths, and match attendances in different leagues. The average salary for female players is $10,900, but players in top teams (Tier 1) earn about $24,030. Some clubs pay over $50,000, with the highest salary around $120,000. In lower leagues (Tier 2 and 3), players make much less—$4,361 and $2,805 on average. Contracts are also different. Tier 1 players usually get one- to three-year deals, while Tier 3 players often have very short contracts, sometimes less than three months.
The report also looks at match attendance. Arsenal had a record 60,160 fans for a Women's Super League game against Manchester United, but the average attendance in Tier 1 is only 1,713. In Tier 2 and 3, it's even lower—480 and 380. There are also not many female head coaches—only 22% of women's teams have a woman as head coach. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says more needs to be done to improve women's soccer and give players better opportunities.
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