Women's football: FA Cup prize fund multiplied by 10 to £3m per year from 2022-23

"We can today announce a new landmark investment into the Vitality Women's FA Cup that will see the competition's prize fund receive a significant uplift to £3m (€3.6m) per year from the 2022-23 season," announced The Football Association on 14/03/2022. The 2021-22 prize fund stands at around £300,000 (€360,000), or 10 times less.

"The new agreement will see funds spread across each round of the competition, resulting in greater investment across both the women's professional and grassroots game. Our board signed off on the new proposals at a meeting last Thursday, highlighting our commitment in continuing the impressive growth of the women's football across every level of the game," added The FA. 417 clubs entered the 2021-22 Women's FA Cup. The final will take place at Wembley (London, ENG) on Sunday 15/05/2022.

The decision is further illustration of the growing investment in women's football in England, with less than four months to go before the start of the 2022 Women's Euro, which the country is preparing to host. "Barclays will also invest more than £30m (€35.1m) in women…