Former England captain Steph Houghton has revealed that she was being paid just £9,000 a year back in 2012, when she was widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the country.
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The development of the domestic league is currently progressing too slowly for the clubs in the German Frauen-Bundesliga. For years, they have been calling for aspects such as minimum salaries for the players, an expansion of the league and, above all, a more effective marketing strategy. Now the heads of all the clubs have joined forces to take matters into their own hands with the help of an agency.
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