Unlike any other women's soccer league in Europe, all players in the highest Spanish soccer league earned a monthly salary that they considered their primary source of income in May 2021. The FA Women's Super League in England also ranked highly, with 91 percent of all players having soccer as their primary source of income. Only four percent of players in the Icelandic and Swiss leagues earned a living from the sport.
Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021
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Percentage of players who receive a monthly salary
Percentage of players who have soccer as their primary source of income
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FIFA. (May 26, 2021). Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. "Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021." Chart. May 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. (2021). Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. "Share of Players in Women's Soccer Leagues That Have Soccer as Their Primary Source of Income in Europe as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA, Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 [Graph], FIFA, May 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
