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Prior to women's football teams having oversight from football federations, compensation was still paid for some transfers. The first compensated transfer of a female footballer was of Molly Walker, from Lancaster Ladies to Dick, Kerr Ladies in 1918; Walker was offered expenses paid as well as payment in lieu for joining the team.
EC Radar was the first club in Brazil known to pay wages to players following the end of bans against women's football in 1979, though not all players were paid and wages were near national minimums. The Brasileirão Feminino, founded in 2013, is the nation's first professional women's football league, and became fully professional in 2019.
One woman cracked Forbes' 2023 list of the world's highest-paid athletes -- tennis great Serena Williams, who brought in $45.3 million in her final year of competitive play. She retired from her...
The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [ 1 ] (equivalent to £14,000 in ...
The progression of the British football transfer fee record tracks the increases in the record for the highest transfer fee paid or received by British association football clubs. A transfer fee is the sum of money paid by one club to purchase the contract, and therefore the playing services, of a professional footballer.
The FA Super League is the highest level of women’s football in England and features 12 professional teams. ... Emma became the "highest-paid women’s soccer coach in the world” with the USWNT.
Williams was named The Football Association (FA) Young Player of the Year in 2002, FA Players' Player of the Year in 2009 and FA International Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2009. From her senior debut in 2001 until her retirement in 2019, Williams earned 172 caps for the England women's team, making her their highest capped player. [6]
Association football: Argentina: $130 million: $97 million: $33 million 3: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $120 million: $70 million: $50 million 4: Dak Prescott: American football: United States: $107.5 million: $97.5 million: $10 million 5: LeBron James: Basketball: United States: $96.5 million: $31.5 million: $65 million 6 ...