The Guardian reported that the Women’s Premier League and Women’s Championship have officially implemented new financial rules this season, introducing minimum wages for the first time.
According to the new rules, players aged 23 and above in the Women’s Premier League will receive a guaranteed annual salary of at least 40,000 pounds (approximately 382,000 RMB). This figure has exceeded the current minimum salary in the US Women’s Soccer League (approximately 36,100 pounds, approximately 344,800 RMB).
The new regulations ensure that all players in the Women's Super League and Women's Championship can become full-time professional players, solving the problem of some low-level players earning less than the national minimum living wage last season.
In addition to the lower salary limit, the new regulations also include a more complete financial control system. Key changes include new spending caps: clubs are allowed to spend 80% of their women's football team's own income, plus a capped additional capital injection from owners. This replaces the previous rule that expenditures were limited to 40% of the income of the parent club (men's football team).
In addition, in order to strike a balance between encouraging investment and maintaining a competitive balance, the boss's additional capital injection limit is set at 4 million pounds.