Sad, The Bonus For The England Women's National Team To Win The 2022 European Cup Is Only The Equivalent Of Cristiano Ronaldo's Daily Salary

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JAKARTA - The bonuses received by each player of the England women's national team after winning the 2022 European Cup are reported to be the same as Cristiano Ronaldo's daily salary.

The England women's national team came out as champions after beating Germany 2-1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, England, on Sunday, July 31 yesterday. This is their first trophy at the event.

In addition, this success became the Lioness revenge after in the previous final in 2009 and then they failed to bring home the trophy after being bent by the German squad.

The defeat in 2009 was the second failure of the English women's national team from the previous two finals. They also advanced to the final in 1984, but lost to Sweden.

Apart from claiming the first major title, Sarina Wiegman's team's success was also the country's first major football victory since the 1966 World Cup. Unfortunately, however, the bonuses they received were small.

According to the Daily Star report, the Lioness team only received a bonus per person of 55,000 pounds, equivalent to 998 million rupiah. The amount is the same as what Ronaldo received in one day.

Various reports say the Portuguese striker's salary is 385,000 pounds per week. That equates to the £55,000 per day that Beth Mead and her colleagues earn.

In addition, the bonus is also a stark contrast to what the England men's national team would have gotten had they gone all the way at Euro 2020 last summer. At that time, each of Gareth Southgate's players received 300 thousand pounds when they were runners up.

The contrasting bonus amount between female and male players continues to be debated. Many parties have demanded that the amount of bonuses given to women and men should be directly proportional.