Bayern Munich Danish international striker, Pernille Harder, says it is absurd to talk about equal wages for women at club level.
In recent years, the development of women's football has been given a huge momentum. FIFA, as well as UEFA, have invested part of the income from men's tournaments to make women's tournaments more attractive, while a number of major European clubs have chosen to increase their financial support for their respective women's teams.
This has generally helped to stimulate the circumstances and wages for female football players. “But there is still a long way to go,” says Harder to persist on Ritzau.
“I never claimed to earn as much as Ronaldo or Messi. That would be useless because it will never happen,” says the Bayern Munich star.
She points to training fields and ice cream baths as examples of where the circumstances differ greatly for men's and women's teams.
“For me, the ultimate goal is to get the same conditions and get priority in the clubs in the same way. But we don't have to talk about salaries because it will take many years to get somewhere close.”
Thanks to her status as one of the world's best players and her time in Wolfsburg, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, she has been able to put aside savings for several years. And depending on the expenditure and lifestyle of the individual, this should be the norm, says Harder.
“We spend an amazing amount of time and energy on our career, which means that we may not have the time or energy to follow a course or to be rested to get a job after our football career has ended.”
“That is why we must be able to get a salary with which you can put a little aside and not be stressed about the future when you stop playing,” ends harder.
Harder and the Danish national team will be in action again when their game their second group match against Germany on Tuesday.
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