BRISBANE, Australia — England have announced they have paused discussions with the Football Association (FA) over tournament bonuses and commercial structures ahead of the Women’s World Cup but are “disappointed” that no resolution has been found.
The discussions between the squad and the FA come off the back of FIFA’s announcement that each player in the Women’s World Cup will receive $36,000 for playing in the group stages of the tournament with bonuses added depending on how far the team progresses.
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In previous tournaments, this was not on offer from FIFA meaning some national organisations like the FA paid players an in-house bonus for competing in the tournament.
But with the FIFA contribution this year, the FA will not be paying the players a separate bonus like they have done in tournaments past.
Sources have told ESPN that England‘s players were upset with this development and sought to establish whether these bonuses could be re-introduced for this World Cup.
