(Reuters) - The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has reached an agreement with its men's and women's national teams to achieve equal pay, it announced on Wednesday.
The new agreement will cover the period up to and including the 2026 men's World Cup and the 2027 women's World Cup, it said in its statement.
"We hope that this will allow future generations of boys and girls to see that there is equality across Welsh international football, which is important for society as a whole," the Wales men's and women's national teams said in a joint statement.
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