Success of Women’s World Cup can’t hide financial gap with men

August 21, 2023

Just a few years ago, pre-season training for Stoke City’s women sometimes included painting the dugout and removing litter from the pitch at a former working men’s club in central England.

Now, in line with a global boom in women’s football, they are being paid, receive instructions from a full-time coach, enjoy the same multi-million pound training facilities as the men – and no longer moonlight as rubbish collectors. Reuters