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Dylan James & Benjamin Goddard

How much do women footballers get paid? Sport's highest earners

England's Women's Euro 2022 squad have inspired the next generations of footballers with their exploits in the tournament on home soil.

UEFA have confirmed that a record breaking 487,683 people have already attended matches across the UK in the Women’s Euro 2022 ahead of tonight's final against Germany which will have sell-out crowd of 90,000. Millions watched on Tuesday night as England beat Sweden 4-0 with Alessia Russo's back-heeled goal going viral on social media.

With increased television coverage the women's game has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, with huge viewing figures at the World Cup, and now the Euros. The increase in popularity is across Europe as El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona set a capacity record of 90,000 at the Camp Nou earlier this year, which is set to be matched at Wembley tonight. So how much are the players paid?

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