Sarina Wiegman's salary compared to Thomas Tuchel speaks volumes after England Lionesses win Euro 2025
Sarina Wiegman guided England to more success at Euro 2025, but her salary compared to men's head coach Thomas Tuchel is astonishing.
England retained their European championship title on Sunday night with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over the pre-game favourites Spain.
After a difficult first half, the Lionesses trailed 1-0 following Mariona Caldentey's goal, before they hit back in the second-half through Alessia Russo.
The game went to penalties, and Chloe Kelly - with her now trademark run-up - scored the decisive penalty to win the shootout.
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It is the second major honour of Wiegman's tenure as England manager following success at Euro 2022.
She also led England to a World Cup final in 2023, where they lost 1-0 to Spain.
Despite her success in charge of the Lionesses, Wiegman's salary is dwarfed by that of her male counterpart Tuchel.
Although the FA have not publicly disclosed her salary, TNT Sports claim she earns an annual wage of £400,000, plus potential performance-related bonuses.
By contrast, Tuchel reportedly earns an eye-watering £5m a year as England boss.
Mark Bullingham, who is the FA's CEO gave his thoughts to BBC Sport on the huge pay divide.
He said: "I think she is obviously operating in a different market.
"If you think about how we regard the importance of each role, we think they are equally important. The fact we have her locked down until 2027 is fantastic.
"We're obviously happy with the job she's doing and I've always said she can do any job in world football but we're delighted she's with us and with the Lionesses."
How big is the pay divide?
On the international stage, England's men's and women's national teams have been paid equally since 2020.
Players receive £2000 per match, which most donate to charity - although it is not a requirement.
But the much bigger pay divide can be seen at club level.
The highest-paid player in the WSL is believed to be Chelsea's Australian star Sam Kerr, who is thought to earn £449,000 per season.
In comparison, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland earns more than that each week, reportedly pocketing £525,000.
Back in 2022, the BBC found that the average WSL salary was £47,000, while the Telegraph reported that some players made just £20,000 a year.
Although establishing a fair average for Premier League players is tricky due to the astronomical salaries at top clubs, on average Wolves paid their squad £4.7m in 2022.
That means, on average, male players earn around 100 times more than their female counterparts.
Topics: England, Football, Sarina Wiegman, Thomas Tuchel, Womens Football, Womens Super League
James Taylor