How much England's Lionesses get paid as they bid for Euros glory

England stand on the brink of making history by becoming the first team in over a decade to clinch back-to-back European Championship titles, with the final showdown set for today in Switzerland.

Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses, who bagged their first major trophy on home soil three years ago, are defending their title in Basel against Spain, the team that beat them in the World Cup final two years prior.

Having successfully navigated a group stage featuring France, Wales and the Netherlands, and then dispatching Sweden in the quarter-finals, England staged an impressive comeback against Italy.

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The squad now has its sights set on avenging their loss to Spain at St Jakob Park this Sunday night.

But how do the earnings of these female football stars stack up against those of their male counterparts?

Interestingly, both England's men's and women's teams receive the same match fee, pocketing a neat £2,000 per game. However, this doesn't mean there aren't disparities elsewhere.

In 2022, the total prize money for the women's Euros was £13.4million, a mere fraction of the funds available to the men's teams.

Just a year earlier, the men's competition saw champions Italy walk away with a whopping £30m in winner's fees, with the total prize money reaching an eye-watering £318m.

Moreover, during the men's 2022 World Cup, it was reported that a bonus of £460,000 would be on offer for England players if they emerged victorious - a figure that significantly overshadows the £55,000 bonus the women's team received for their Euro triumph.

However, financial rewards are not the only driving force for England this weekend. The FA has confirmed that regardless of the outcome, Sarina Wiegman will remain in her role following an impressively successful tenure.

"She has been incredible and her record of managing in five tournaments and reaching five finals is phenomenal," said Mark Bullingham, the Football Association's chief executive, speaking from England's hotel base in Zurich. "I don't believe anyone has been anywhere near that in the past and I think it will be really hard to do that in the future.

"Her connection with everyone is so special. Every single individual member of staff coming into this camp felt valued by her - everyone's in it together. She's really helped build a very, very strong culture, not just amongst players but the whole support team."