Wales' men and women international footballers will be paid equally by the Football Association of Wales after a landmark agreement was reached.
Both cohorts of senior internationals will now receive equal compensation for representing their country and the same percentage of the prize money distributed by UEFA and FIFA at major finals. The new agreement covers the period up to and including the 2026 men's World Cup and the 2027 women’s World Cup, with the men’s senior team’s taking a 25 per cent pay cut to achieve the deal.
Wales’ equality deal arrives as discussions demanding financial parity within the sport have increased in vigour, with Scotland’s female international footballers launching legal action against the Scottish FA in December of last year over equal pay and treatment claims in comparison to their male counterparts. Wales’ equal pay deal puts them in the same caste as England, United States, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and Sweden, who have already announced similar equal pay arrangements within their respective FAs.
