Incredible: 66 percent of the women's World Cup players have another job

Women’s soccer.

Women’s Football.

They had to ask for permission to attend the tournament.

The Women’s World Cup Seniors starts on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, and there is great expectation due to the growth that women’s soccer has shown worldwide.

A few days after the start of the tournament, a report from FIFPro, the association of professional soccer players worldwide, came out, revealing the conditions in which the teams that will go to the Women’s World Cup have competed.

The entity surveyed 362 soccer players belonging to the 32 teams that will compete in the orbital event, including the Colombian one.

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Regarding professionalization, it was found that only 40% of those surveyed said they considered themselves professional, while 35% were in the amateur category.

16% said they felt semi-professional and the remaining 9% did not know what step they could place themselves on.

Another recorded fact is that 66% of the soccer players surveyed had to ask for permission in a second job to be able to attend the World Cup.

By not competing professionally in their countries, the players must look for other jobs to cover their expenses.

29% of the players also expressed that they did not receive any income from the team for which they played, including travel expenses.

And there is more differential data with the men’s teams. On health issues, 66% feel that physical recovery facilities are not up to the elite level; 54% did not receive medical examination before the World Cup; and 39% have not received mental health support.

Regarding the economic prizes, 93% expressed that they believed that the prizes for participating in the confederation tournaments should be higher.

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