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<\/p>\nThe Matildas have agreed a new four-year collective bargaining agreement <\/p>\n
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Australia\u2019s Matildas will join their male counterparts, the Socceroos, in receiving match and commercial payments instead of centralised contracts under the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Football Australia (FA) said the four-year deal would enhance the revenue-sharing model adopted under the last CBA after what the body described as a period of \u201cunparalleled international success\u201d for both national teams.<\/p>\n
The Matildas captured the hearts of the nation with their run to the semi-finals of the Women\u2019s World Cup on home soil in August, while the Socceroos were similarly feted after reaching the last 16 at the men\u2019s showpiece in Qatar last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new CBA represents a sophisticated economic model that rewards our players in tandem with the growth and commercial success of our national teams,\u201d FA chief executive James Johnson said in a news release.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a model that ensures as we scale new heights commercially, our players will share in the fruits of these triumphs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis agreement is more than a contract, it\u2019s a commitment to progress and a promise that as our revenue base flourishes, so will the opportunities and rewards for our players.\u201d<\/p>\n
National team players of both sexes will receive enhanced payments on a scaled revenue-sharing model aimed at rewarding success, with 70 per cent coming in match fees and 30 per cent in an annual commercial payment.<\/p>\n
The Matildas will get equal treatment to the Socceroos in match preparation, including the option of single rooms at all gatherings and business class flights around the world.<\/p>\n
Accommodation for carers accompanying players who are mothers will now be offered for children up to the age of four rather than two.<\/p>\n
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Sam Kerr and her Australia teammates will receive enhanced payments <\/p>\n
The agreement also sets aside 5 per cent of the revenue generated by the national teams to fund youth programmes, while the FA will make a guaranteed contribution to the Past Players Programme run by the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). The FA have also committed to developing a human rights policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis agreement will ensure that our national team players have everything they need to excel on the pitch … and, importantly, allow us to have more impact off the pitch than ever before,\u201d said Socceroos midfielder Jackson Irvine, who is president of the PFA.<\/p>\n