Australia's elite female players who are on central contracts with the FFA have not had to suffer a pay cut – at least not for the time being | MickLynch_Age
While players in every sport are staring at the reality of pay cuts, standowns or loss of their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis, the top-level Matildas have managed to keep their wage packets intact – for the moment at least.
And the elite level players who are also paid by FFA through central contracts are at present still due for payments whether they played in Australia or not.A landmark pay deal agreed last November means that more than 20 of Australia's best players were put on FFA-backed contracts to cover them for international appearances and taking part in training camps and the attendant promotional work that might entail.
While Kerr earns a million dollars through her club contracts overseas and endorsement deals, the enhanced payments have been a life saver for many of the less well-known players, who have had to scrounge out a hand-to-mouth existence. The Matildas also stood to benefit from a share of the revenues from games played, but more lucrative matches later this year in the shape of Olympic warm-up games now won't happen with the cancellation of Tokyo 2020.
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