England’s Lionesses have paused bonus discussions with the Football Association (FA) forward of the Women’s World Cup, their captain Millie Bright stated on Tuesday, including that the crew have been “disappointed” the difficulty had not been resolved.
The gamers have been locked in a dispute with the FA following FIFA’s announcement that the worldwide governing physique would instantly pay particular person charges to gamers on the World Cup, beginning at $30,000 and rising to $270,000 for every member of the successful crew.
The FA’s resolution to not supply the England crew bonus funds on high of the charges they’ll earn from FIFA has been a bone of rivalry within the build-up to the event.
England performs its opening World Cup match in opposition to Haiti in 4 days, and Bright stated they’d pause discussions with the FA till after the event’s conclusion.
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“Last year we presented the FA with concerns relating to our bonus and commercial structures,” she stated in a press release on Twitter signed by all of the England gamers. “The hope was that discussions would lead to a solution before the commencement of our World Cup.
“We are disappointed that a resolution has still not been achieved… (and)… with our opening game on the horizon, we Lionesses have decided to pause discussions, with full intentions of revisiting them following the tournament.”
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) stated points surrounding pay have been particularly obvious in nations the place gamers didn’t have collective bargaining agreements.
“(The Lionesses) join players from a number of countries at the World Cup who are prepared to make a stand when they don’t think they are being listened to,” PFA chief govt officer Maheta Molango stated.
“It’s no coincidence that this is a particular issue for nations where there is no proper Collective Bargaining Agreement in place between players and governing bodies.
“There will always be consequences when players feel they are having to come back issue by issue to push for parity and progress. It doesn’t need to be like this.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com