Players in Liga F, the top women’s soccer league in Spain, will be on strike for the first two games of the season after they failed to reach an agreement over minimum wage with league officials. The season was scheduled to start on Friday.
Players and their unions, led by the Spanish Players’ Association, have been in constant discussions with Liga F over salaries but announced Wednesday that a deal could not be reached in time for the start of the season. The two sides, though, have been in negotiations over the players’ minimum wage since last year, when the league became professional.
The minimum wage was set at $17,000 last season, and both sides are currently in agreement that the figure should increase. The exact number is where they disagree, though. The players are requesting a minimum salary of $27,000 for this season, which would rise to $32,000 next season.
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