Equal pay debate in football: Oberdorf calls for better conditions | OneFootball

The topic of Equal Pay has been a very controversial discussion in football for quite some time. Lena Oberdorf, a midfielder for FC Bayern and the German national team, has made her views clear in an interview with the sports information service, calling for better conditions for women's football.

The 22-year-old made it clear that the issue is not about matching men's salaries. "No one is saying that we want to earn as much as the men. We're simply saying that we want to earn enough so that we can really focus on football," Oberdorf explained on Wednesday during an event at the Bavarian State Chancellery in conversation with the SID

She emphasized that a solid pay in women's football would not only benefit the players, but would also raise the level of the entire league: "If that's the case, the level will improve, more people will come to the stadium and TV ratings will increase. So much depends on it."

"For clubs like Bayern, it's not a big problem"

While clubs like FC Bayern already have the structures in place to offer their players professional conditions, the situation is much more difficult in other clubs. "For clubs like Bayern, it's not a big problem because we have the resources and can all focus entirely on football. But it's different in other clubs," said the national player.

With this, Oberdorf once again underscored the demand of many professionals to create sustainable structures in women's football that allow the players to focus solely on their athletic development - a step that, in her opinion, is crucial for the future of women's football.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.