How much England's Lionesses get paid as they bid to win Euros again

England can become the first team in over a decade to secure consecutive European Championship titles in Switzerland this weekend. Sarina Wiegman's squad, who clinched their maiden major trophy on home turf three years ago, are the defending champions in Basel and face Spain in the final, who defeated them in the World Cup final two years ago.

The Lionesses came through a group with France, Wales and the Netherlands then saw off Sweden in the quarter-finals before a stirring comeback against Italy. They are looking to get revenge on Spain at St Jakob Park this Sunday night. But how do the wages of the women's team stars compare to those of their male counterparts?

England's men and women are paid the exact same amount per match. This means that both sets of players pocket a tidy £2,000 a game, but that doesn't mean there aren't discrepancies elsewhere.

In 2022, the total prize money for the women's Euros amounted to £13.4million, which was just a fraction of the prize pot available to their male counterparts.

A year earlier at the men's competition, champions Italy walked away with around £30m in winner's fees, with the total prize money reaching a staggering £318m.

Furthermore, it was reported during the men's 2022 World Cup that a bonus of £460,000 would be up for grabs for England players if they triumphed - a sum that is dwarfed by the £55,000 bonus the women's team received for winning the Euros.

However, the prize money is not the sole motivation for England this weekend. And the FA insist Wiegman, win or lose, is going nowhere after an incredibly successful stint as manager.

"She has been incredible and her record of managing in five tournaments and reaching five finals is phenomenal," Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham said at England's hotel base in Zurich. "I don't believe anyone has been anywhere near that in the past and I think it will be really hard to do that in the future.

"I don't believe anyone has been anywhere near that in the past and I think it will be really hard to do that in the future.

"Her connection with everyone is so special. Every single individual member of staff coming into this camp felt valued by her - everyone's in it together. She's really helped build a very, very strong culture, not just amongst players but the whole support team."