England’s Lionesses may go on strike after demanding £50,000 for reaching World Cup final
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England’s Lionesses having a conflict with FA || Photo Credit: Rex

England’s Lionesses may go on strike after demanding £50,000 for reaching World Cup final

Stephen Oladehinde 17:40 - 10.09.2023

According to reports, the Women’s World Cup runners-up, England Lionesses, could go on strike amid a contentious salary dispute with the FA.

The England Lionesses made it to the finals of the Women’s World Cup but could only claim the runners-up position after they were defeated by Spain.

The Players reportedly demanded bonuses of almost £100,000 each if they had won the World Cup in Australia.

However, They were prepared to take half that sum after falling to Spain 1-0 in the final according to reports.

England Lioness at the Women's World Cup || Photo credit: The Sun
England Lioness at the Women's World Cup || Photo credit: The Sun

Lionesses to sit with FA executives 

According to Daily Mail as reported by the Sun, next week, players and FA executives are scheduled to have "crunch talks."

They assert that players are "conscious" of their potential behaviour and may decide to proceed with the "nuclear option" of forgoing all commercial activity for the FA.

Even the possibility of their refusing to play until a solution has been found is mentioned, but it has not yet been directly stated.

The FA presently negotiates England's wages with them before or after every tournament, but going forward, the players want more "clarity."

They receive award money and commercial revenue for the players' performances, which goes toward this amount of money.

According to reports from Daily Mail, the FA placed limitations on its own players' ability to engage in commercial activity before the Women's World Cup.

Chiefs were worried that player deals made individually could interfere with their own, so they did this. The FA's decision cost their players the opportunity to receive substantial endorsement payments.

Meanwhile, the organisation that oversees football in the world, FIFA, gave each England player £153,000 while winners Spain players were paid £210k each.

Before the Nations League match against Scotland on September 22, important discussions will take place between players and FA officials.