Australia: a collective agreement to provide financial equality between the men's and women's teams

The Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), a union of Australian footballers, have signed a "collective bargaining agreement" that closes the financial gap between how much the Caltex Socceroos (the men's team) and Westfield Matildas (the women's team) are paid, announced the FFA on 05/11/2019.

"The new, four-year CBA (key elements available to download) will see the Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas receive a 24% share of an agreed aggregate of national team generated revenues in 2019-20, rising by 1% each year of the 4-year deal," explained the Federation.

"From within this 24%, the players will commit a 5% share of national team generated revenue to reinvest in Australian youth national teams, guaranteeing a minimum level of investment in future generations of Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas," added the FFA.

In addition, like the Socceroos, Matildas will now travel abroad in business class.