Most girls footballers are incomes an “inadequate revenue” to have a safe profession, says participant union Fifpro.

It surveyed 407 nationwide group gamers from 41 international locations and located that two-thirds of these earned lower than 20,000 {dollars} per 12 months (£14,922) and 25% had a job exterior soccer.

It additionally revealed that one-third of gamers had a contract of lower than one 12 months and 22% had no contract in any respect.

“It is a repeat of the survey we performed in 2022 throughout all confederations, and whereas some notable developments have been made, the info signifies that additional progress is required,” mentioned Dr Alex Culvin, Fifpro’s director of ladies’s soccer.

“The info may be very clear – most gamers are incomes inadequate revenue to make sure safe careers throughout the recreation.

“It’s a threat to the sustainability of the sport as a result of gamers have a propensity to go away soccer early to make ends meet.”

Fifpro’s survey additionally consists of information about participant workload and journey situations.

58% of gamers mentioned relaxation earlier than matches was not lengthy sufficient and 57% mentioned relaxation after a match was inadequate.

75% of gamers travelled in financial system class with simply 11% travelling in premium financial system or enterprise class. 77% of gamers travelled to a match by air and most did a number of instances.

World governing physique Fifa has mentioned that accelerating the expansion of the ladies’s recreation and growing professionalisation are amongst its key goals.