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The crowds. The chants. The fans. The jerseys. The loyalty that never dies. Check out any soccer stadium around the world and the crowd is going wild for their favorite players. But for a sport that is so famous around the world, there is one element of soccer that cannot be understood: the disparity between the paychecks for women’s and men’s soccer. From the highest paid men’s player to the highest paid women’s player, there are literally hundreds of millions of pounds in salary difference. This disparity is a glaring inequality in a world that should be more equitable. And it is past time to right this wrong.
Men’s Leaders Draw Large Salaries
When it comes to the way the men are paid who play the most popular sport in the world, it seems like the sky’s the limit. Currently, the highest paid male soccer player is Kylian Mbappe, who is set to earn $63MM per year, or $1.15MM a week. That is in addition to his $126MM signing bonus he acquired when he signed with Paris Saint-Germain. To put it into perspective, he earns $12MM more per year than his teammate Lionel Messi.
The most expensive soccer player in history, however, remains Neymar Junior, who transferred from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, and he makes 71 million euros each year. In addition to a player’s regular salary, you also need to factor…
