'This will be a game-changer for women's football in this country'
Man Utd Women received less than a quarter of the prize money their male counterparts did for winning the FA Cup which, if passed, would compel a Secretary of State to launch a large-scale review into inequality in men’s and women’s football.
Currently, the FA gives the men’s FA Cup a total prize pool of £20m – considerably more than the £6m that goes to women’s clubs. The women’s prize pool was doubled in November 2023.receives less than a quarter of that, earning £430,000. The men’s runner up is paid £1m, the women’s a fraction of that at £108,000.
A Lewes FC spokesperson said: “Prize money parity represents a transformative and highly impactful shift that will help fertilise the growth of both the men’s and women’s game at every level. This includes the funding of both games, available training facilities, payment of players and prize money. The review must incorporate the views of stakeholders across the game.
“That’s why we’re delighted to be making a second successive increase to the prize fund, ensuring that as clubs progress through the competition they receive financial rewards that will empower them to invest in their own futures. Ultimately, we want the women’s competition to receive the same prize money as the men’s, and this new increase is a positive step in the direction of achieving that long-term ambition.
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