Em in Switzerland
The DFB women earn so much money with football
At the Women’s European Championship, the German Elf receives a record bonus from the DFB. How high are the players’ salaries? And who are the top earners in the team?
Of the sometimes astronomical sums that are used in men’s football, you are far away in women’s football. In the Bundesliga, according to the an average of around 4,000 euros gross per month, the players earn just 48,000 euros a year.
According to the report, the salaries of footballers have increased by 20 percent compared to the previous season. However, there are still big differences, some players from smaller clubs only receive an allowance and have to pursue a different profession or study in addition to sport.
Top players, on the other hand, get along well with the money. At associations such as VfL Wolfsburg or FC Bayern Munich, you will receive up to 300,000 euros a year, i.e. 25,000 euros a month. Nevertheless, well -paid players also have to build a career after sport. In contrast to some male professional footballers, only a few have provided the salary.
Who are the top earners among the DFB women?
Many footballers of the German national team are under contract with Bundesliga clubs, some of them are among the top earners in the league. However, even more coal waves abroad: According to a report by the “” newspaper, Jule Brand is the best paid player among the DFB women. The 22-year-old switched from VfL Wolfsburg to the French club Olympique Lyon in May. There she should now get around 600,000 euros a year.
Klara Bühl and Sydney Lohmann, each with 300,000 euros, follow in second place. Lohmann recently left FC Bayern and moved to Manchester City to England. Teammate Bühl, on the other hand, decided against switching to other European countries and stayed with the Munich women.
According to the report, players such as captain Giulia Gwinn (26, FC Bayern), Vice captain Sjoeke Nüsken (24, FC Chelsea), the defenders Sophia Kleinhern (25, VfL Wolfsburg) and Kathy Hendrich (33, Chicago Red Stars) and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger (34, Gotham FC). For all of them, the annual salary in the range of 250,000 euros should move. Other players are below, the lowest salary is therefore around 70,000 euros a year.
These premiums are available at the women’s European Championship
In addition to their basic salary in the Bundesliga or foreign leagues, the DFB women can cash in properly at the European Championship in Switzerland-more than ever before. Before the tournament, he announced that he would double the victory bonus compared to the EM 2022. If Germany becomes European champion, each player receives 120,000 euros.
Since the eleven of national coach Christian Wück has already moved into the quarter -finals (Saturday, 9 p.m. against France, live on ZDF), each player is entitled to a bonus of 45,000 euros. If the DFB women make it into the semi-finals, wave 65,000 euros, and 90,000 euros in a final.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf describes the record premium as “an important sign” for the development of women’s football. Nevertheless, there is a great discrepancy with the premium of men: Kimmich, Musiala, Wirtz and Co. would have received 400,000 euros from the DFB each for winning the EM 2024 in their own country.
Equal Pay debate
There are voices in women’s football that require a fairer payment. The well -known Swiss international Alisha Lehmann, for example, criticized that her friend Douglas Luiz, who plays for Juventus Turin, has much more money than she earns – even though they have the same job.
Other tones recently came from DFB circles: the former captain Alexandra Popp criticized the debate about Equal Pay in the “Kicker” podcast “banned” (the star reported). “I can’t hear it anymore,” said the 34-year-old. It takes more money to develop women’s football. “But I think there are few players who clearly emphasize that they want as much money as the men,” said Popp. She doesn’t know any in Germany.
In general, Popp was fed up with the men, they got on her nerves. “Just let’s play,” she says. And: “If I am honest, I don’t want that much money. It takes up completely out of hand with the men.” At least on the latter, many people can agree beyond women’s football.
Source: Stern
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