Chelsea FC made major investments in the winter transfer window. The million mark fell for the first time with the transfer of Naomi Girma. We take a look at how the transfer sums have developed in recent years.
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‘The Rise of Women’s Football’ has analysed the situation of player agencies in the top 5 leagues in women’s football and their impact on the women’s football business in terms of the amount of players they manage.
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Where are the women in the top management of women’s football? Even if men still dominate at the decision-making level, a change is underway. Influential personalities such as Nadine Kessler or Michele Kang have become key players in the business world of women’s football.
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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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