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As competition heats up to pay higher wages to female athletes, FFA has admitted many W-League players have been playing for nothing.As recently as last season, W-League clubs have used amateur players that receive no ongoing or match payments.But that could change in time for season 2016/17, when FFA is expected to bring in new base standards to boost the sport at the bottom end of the national league.Through Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), Australias elite female footballers - the Matildas - fought for and won wage rises in September last year that included drawn-out negotiations and strike action.That pay deal looped in the Socceroos, Matildas and A-League but left the W-League untouched.Now, with new womens leagues from Netball Australia and the AFL to begin in 2017, FFA are likely to address the remuneration landscape in the W-League.The salary cap for the national womens league is set at $150,000 per club, with a minimum spend of just $35,000.The all-conquering Melbourne City side and Canberra United are the only two clubs that came within cooee of paying the cap last season, which would mean payments averaging $7,500 to each player in a 20-woman squad across the 16-week competition.Teams that paid the minimum spend would have paid a 20-woman squad an average amount of just over $100 a week per player - with no recompense for pre-season.Perth Glory, the 2014 W-League premiers, won the league paying their squad just $50,000 - or under $160 a week per player.There is currently no prescribed minimum wage for Westfield W-League players, an FFA spokesperson told AAP.FFA is in constructive dialogue with PFA about establishing a joint working group, including Westfield W-League clubs, to look at the growth and professionalisation of the competition as part of the overall commitment to womens football.Matildas receive ongoing wages and match payments for their international commitments on top of W-League salaries.Pay is one part of the equation for W-League players, with improved standards seen as equally important.A groundbreaking SBS report published in May lifted the lid on poor training and medical conditions experienced by W-League players - including the denial of change rooms at some venues.Earlier this year, PFA announced their intention to campaign for minimum medical standards for the W-League, after the introduction of similar measures for the A-League five years ago help cut down on injuries.Its unclear how much money the naming rights sponsor for the W-League, Westfield, tips into the wage pool.FFA chairman Steven Lowy is also the co-chief executive of the retail giant.Portland Trail Blazers Jerseys . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Zach Collins Jersey . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.blazersteamofficial.com/Cj-Mccollum-Blazers-Jersey/ . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Bill Walton Blazers Jersey . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. Clyde Drexler Blazers Jersey .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.On Tuesday, the NFL released this seasons Color Rush uniforms. This year all 32 teams get the colorful uniforms, although not all of them will be wearing them in a game this year.For 2016, the Seattle Seahawks go all-in on neon green and add blue letters and trim. See Russell Wilson show offf the new uniform here:The Seahawks will wear ?the uniform at home on Oct.dddddddddddd 6 against the Los Angeles Rams, who will be in their usual road whites.. ' ' ' |
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