The England Women’s team and the FA have failed to reach a resolution to their dispute over bonuses before the start of the World Cup.
The team are paid the same flat match rate of £2,000 by the FA as the men’s side outside of tournament football, but have been seeking improved bonuses for reaching the latter stages of international competitions.
The Lionesses have been engaged in talks with the FA since before last summer’s European Championship — a tournament which subsequently won.
Following last month’s announcement from FIFA that players at the World Cup will receive individual performance-related payments — $30,000 per player for group-stage participation up to $270,000 for the winners — the FA has maintained its position that it will not pay the England team any performance-related bonuses at the tournament.
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Other nations, including the world champions the USWNT, will receive performance-related bonuses from their federations on top of the FIFA payments.
England players feel the FA should be benchmarking against other leading nations and hope for parity with countries they expect to be facing in the latter stages of this summer’s tournament.
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