Spanish women’s league players confirm strike over ‘unacceptable’ pay offer

Players from Spain’s ladies’s high flight, Liga F, will comply with by way of with strike motion after negotiations to enhance pay remained at an deadlock, unions representing the gamers stated Thursday.

Five unions, together with AFE and Futpro, known as a strike overlaying the primary two rounds of fixtures final week.

“We consider the final financial proposal from Liga F un acceptable and the five unions still maintain a firm proposition regarding the minimum wage that must be set so that female footballers in our country have salaries commensurate with their talent,” stated the unions in a press release.

The unions stated they’d lowered their request to a minimal wage beginning at 23,000 euros ($24,600) however Liga F refused to lift their provide past 20,000 ($21,400) euros a 12 months.

The present minimal wage is 16,000 euros ($17,000) a 12 months for Liga F gamers.

“After holding a meeting yesterday with the Liga F players, they consider the employers’ proposal unacceptable and are saddened that they have to maintain a strike even having lowered their initial proposal to 23,000 euros per year,” added the unions.

“It would mean, let’s not forget, earning less than the (match) referees.”

Negotiations over pay and situations started a 12 months in the past, when Liga F was professionalised. The conferences held this week solely involved the minimal wages of the gamers.

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The first spherical of fixtures was resulting from happen between September 8-10, with the second spherical on September 15-17.

Last season a refereeing strike disrupted the primary week of Liga F matches.

Eventually, the league agreed to pay referees greater match charges, whereas the Spanish authorities stated it will contribute to a refereeing retirement fund.

Spanish ladies’s soccer has been within the highlight after La Roja gained the World Cup in August, however the victory was tainted by an incident involving federation chief Luis Rubiales on the medal ceremony after the sport.

Rubiales, 46, sparked worldwide outrage when he forcibly kissed Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips.

The federation chief provoked additional upset with a defiant speech by which he refused to resign regardless of mounting stress and as an alternative railed in opposition to “false feminism”.

Rubiales insisted his kiss was consensual, however Hermoso stated it was not and he or she felt just like the “victim of an assault”.

World soccer governing physique FIFA provisionally suspended Rubiales for 90 days whereas it research disciplinary motion.

Hermoso filed a authorized criticism in opposition to Rubiales at Spain’s high legal courtroom on Wednesday.

Currently, 81 Spain gamers are hanging in opposition to the ladies’s nationwide workforce, till the management of the federation modifications — controversial coach Jorge Vilda was sacked Tuesday.