Women's Euros: How much England Lionesses get paid compared to the men's team

The Lionesses have paved history for women’s football, inspiring a whole new generation of little girls to take up the sport. And during Sunday night’s final at the Euros, Wembley Stadium was packed out with fans. 80,000 men, women and children clapped and cheered and chanted in the stands, along with millions of engrossed viewers at home. But despite the fact their victory may have brought women’s football to the forefront, female footballers are still not on an equal playing field to their male counterparts.

England Lionesses captain Leah Williamson reportedly earned £200,000 last season. While this sounds a lot compared to the average UK salary, it is a mere fraction of England Captain Harry Kane’s wages. In a year, Williamson earns the same amount Kane cashes in during just one week, the BBC reports.

And the male captain isn’t even the highest paid Premier League footballer. That would be none other than Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, who pockets a whopping £400,000 a week. Following the historic win against Germany on Sunday, campaigners have called on the FA to close the gender pay gap in football.

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The average Women’s Super League player earns £47,000 a year, based on available published results for seven of the 12 teams in the women’s league for the salary bill for players and associated staff including managers. In terms of Premier League male players, it is harder to calculate an average as the figures are distorted by £20m plus salaries of stars like Ronaldo and Kevin de Bruyne.

However data compiled for Deloitte for the wage bills at three mid-table Premier League clubs suggest Leicester pay their team an average of