Unions representing players in Spain's women's soccer league have called off their strike after reaching an agreement on minimum wages, the Liga F organisation said on Thursday.
at the start of the month before the first two fixtures of the season after failing to reach an agreement with the league on better conditions and pay.
The minimum salary for next season will be 22,500 euros, with the potential to rise up to 25,000 euros, and the minimum salary for the final season covered by the agreement has been set at 23,500 euros, potentially increasing to 28,000 euros. The strike was not related to the furore over Luis Rubiales, who resigned this week as head of the Spanish football federation amid widespread condemnation of his kiss on the lips of Spanish player Jenni Hermoso at the medal ceremony after the national side's World Cup victory last month.
"As Spain, winning the World Cup, I think it has opened doors, we have seen the TV ratings, the attendance in the stadiums and all of that has to have repercussions for our football.
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