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Football Federation Australia – double the Matildas’ pay!
Posted by John, September 10th, 2015 - under Strikes, The Matildas.
Tags: Football Federation Australia
Comments: 5
It says a lot about the role of women in Australian society that the Matildas, one of the most successful, if not most successful, international sporting team in Australia at the moment, is paid $21,000 a year, which is about two/thirds of the minimum wage in Australia and about half the poverty line. Women’s soccer in Australia is the 7-Eleven of elite sport.