The salary football players receive for playing matches is far below the average salary
This year, the two German football teams have the chance to test their strength in two major competitions: the women’s team is now competing at the Women’s Euro Cup in England and their male counterparts will do so at the next World Cup in Qatar. .
In the Euro Cup Women’s, the gender pay gap is quite a hot topic. While the salary paid to female footballers to play for the national team has risen, the average salary in the Bundesliga for women is well below the average salary in Germany. Many of the players in the German league are forced to have second jobs next to football in order to have economic stability, according to figures analyzed by Autodoc.
The difference in salaries can be verified by the type and price of the cars of the scored footballers in Germany, as well as in Spain and France. Especially in our country there are major differences, with an average annual salary of 7.1 million euros for the players and an average value of their car of about 93,000 euros compared to the 20,000 euros annual salary for the players, which they have to pay. settle for vehicles worth about 29,500 euros, a price comparable to that of the average Spaniard.
In Germany, the players’ average salary is about 10.2 million euros, and they own cars with an average value of 171,000 euros. For them, their female supervisors earn an average of about 43,000 euros and their cars are valued at just over 31,000 euros.
Finally, in France, the average salary of football players is 19.5 million, as can be seen in the table, and they invest about 513,000 euros in their car. her fellow footballers earn an average of 49,000 euros and her car is valued at around 29,500.
On the other hand, when the titles won by the two teams are compared, the issue of pay inequality comes to the fore even more: while women are two-time world champions and eight-time European champions, men have won the World Cup four times. , but have only won the European Championship title three times.
Outside of Germany, there are also female footballers who earn an impressive annual salary: the three highest-earning female footballers reach €500,000 per year. However, they are exceptions. Because there is not enough data on the salary of German professional footballers, the average salary of the female Bundesliga has been taken into account for this comparison.
Source: La Verdad
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