The Spanish women’s soccer team has made history and its star, Alexia Putellas, continues to expand her record. After winning the 2023 Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, the team led by Jorge Vilda would mark a before and after in the sport. After beating England (1-0) in the final of the most important competition in the world this Sunday, August 20. But, how much money will the players of the Spanish soccer team earn after winning the Women’s World Cup? And what will Alexia Putellas’ fortune be when she becomes the champion team?
Spain has not wasted the opportunity to break its losing streak in this competition, since in the World Cup in Canada in 2015 it barely made it past the group stage and in 2019, in France, it fell in the round of 16. Hence, the soccer players were doubly anxious to lift the most ‘coveted’ women’s World Cup in history. Alexia Putellas, winner of two consecutive Ballon d’Ors, who has signed successful seasons, has earned her to be one of the highest paid athletes in the world. But she is joined by some of the great revelations of this tournament, such as Salma Paralluelo, Olga Carmona or Aitana Bonmatí who has been recognized as the best player of the tournament.
In this ninth edition of the competition, in addition, there is a novelty. And it is that FIFA has taken a step forward: it has allocated the largest amount of money distributed in prizes so far. The objective of this advance is to respond to one of the main claims of the players and the federations, which demanded conditions and financial compensation at the level of the competition.
The money Alexia Putellas earns with the 2023 Women’s World Cup
She is not the only team leader. But Alexia Putellas started in this Women’s World Cup as the main reference for Spain, in what has been her third World Cup date at the age of 29. The Barça player was back with the national team after the serious injury that kept her sidelined since the last Euro Cup, and after winning her second consecutive ‘The Best’ trophy, five months after winning her second Ballon d’Or. strange: he comes from winning La Liga and the Spanish Cup, and from being a finalist in the Champions League with the Blaugrana club.
However, despite being an essential pillar at Barça, as Messi was in his day, both are separated by a salary gap that is still abysmal and with which they have not managed to end the professionalization of women’s football. In the case of the new Inter Miami player, until he joined this club, his annual salary was 41 million euros: he receives about 797,000 euros per month, that is, 114,000 euros per day. To this we must add his income from his advertising or the millions of euros that he obtains from his publications on Instagram. According to ‘Forbes’, the Argentine was the highest paid athlete in the world between 2021 and 2022, ahead of LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, with 130 million euros.
On the other hand, Alexia’s economic situation is very different, although she is the best paid in Spanish football. The minimum salary set for the players in the first women’s soccer agreement approved in 2020 is 16,000 euros, while in the men’s it is 155,000 euros. In the case of the Catalan, she receives about 600,000 euros a year, an amount that increases thanks to advertising agreements and extras for objectives.
How much money does the Spanish team earn in the World Cup final?
The Spanish team was from the beginning one of the most feared rivals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup: it has passed over the best teams in the competition. Since they started their journey, the girls called up by Jorge Vilda have guaranteed a salary of 27,102 euros per game, an amount of money that has risen to 270,000 euros when they reach the final. This is because the financial compensation they will receive has tripled compared to the 2019 World Cup: in total, they will distribute 150 million dollars, ten times more than in the 2015 World Cup in Canada, according to 2playbook.
Spain played three games in the group stage, in which the players earned 27,102 euros per game. Therefore, before reaching the round of 16, each received 81,306 euros. In the next phase of the World Cup, the money allocated to the players’ salaries rose to double: a total of 54,200 euros were allocated per game.
Those who were lucky enough to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup have a reward of 81,889 euros. The team that has finished the tournament in fourth place will have a salary of 149,000 euros and the one that has done so in third position, of 162,200 euros. In the case of the finalists, an amount of 177,427 euros has been set, and 245,669 euros for the Spanish after becoming world champions.
