Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) equalized the economic conditions of the players of the absolute choices of men and womenAs announced this Tuesday at a demonstration attended by federative chairman Luis Rubiales, chairman of the Futpro union, Amanda Gutierrez In addition to all the players concentrated in Las Rozas for the European Championship dispute in England.
agreement, covering until 2027It envisages equality of conditions during the intensification of both selections, the same percentage of bonuses paid by UEFA and FIFA with a “positive corrective factor”, and the payment of players. sponsorship percentage Received by RFEF. In addition, a new agreement was reached for the payment of visual and sponsorship rights. “The deal is at the pinnacle of European football,” said Rubiales.
“This is historical news Women’s Football. This signature represents a turning point in women’s football,” said Gutiérrez, who led the negotiations with lawyer Marta Bellver at the request of the players. Representatives of AFE and Futbolistas On unions were also present at the event.
captain of spain Irene Paredes We found the negotiation process to be long and complex, but reaching an agreement of this magnitude reinforces RFEF’s commitment to the women’s team and the players. women’s football finds itself on a global level”.
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The new deal puts an end to the traditional payment of allowances to players who will now receive advances in bonuses, as is the case with players trained by Luis Enrique. Of the money received by UEFA and FIFA for this concept, women will receive a similar percentage to that of men, because in the agreement “positive discrimination factor”given that the income received is lower in the case of the women’s team.
Rubiales underlined that when he came to the RFEF in 2018 regarding image rights, they were not paid, but since 2019. With this new agreement, these amounts have been “retrospectively” improved and until 2027, when amounts are 80% higher than in 2019As the head of the RFEF stated.
“For every euro that reaches the RFEF for the women’s team, players get more money “More than what players who enter for their national team will earn,” said Rubiales, who received public thanks from Gutiérrez and Paredes for their work on the deal.
The next challenge for Spanish football players is to renew the collective agreement in the first category. Once established women’s Professional Football League, Unions and employers will start negotiations where the players want to raise the minimum wage and the bias will end.