The latest iteration of the UEFA Women's EURO competition will get underway soon, and there is some great news for fans of women's football.
Spain's football federation, known as RFEF, has recently announced that the women's players will receive the same bonuses as their male counterparts. This new five year deal will go in effect just in time for the upcoming UEFA Women's EURO championship, which begins next month on July 6th in England.
In addition to the aforementioned tournament, this new arrangement will cover the 2023 and 2027 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 2024 Olympics - assuming that Spain, of course qualify.
Although exact amounts of payments were not revealed it is still noteworthy, as Spain will join a handful of other countries, including the USA, England, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, and Brazil, who have all declared that they will pay the players on the women's and men's senior teams the same amount for taking part in competitions for the national team.
