Unlike any other women's soccer league in Europe, all players in the highest Spanish soccer league earned a monthly salary that they considered their primary source of income in May 2021. The FA Women's Super League in England also ranked highly, with 91 percent of all players having soccer as their primary source of income. Only four percent of players in the Icelandic and Swiss leagues earned a living from the sport.
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FIFA. (May 26, 2021). Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. "Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021." Chart. May 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. (2021). Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA. "Share of Players in Women's Soccer Leagues That Have Soccer as Their Primary Source of Income in Europe as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/
FIFA, Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021 [Graph], FIFA, May 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323465/european-womens-soccer-league-professionalism/