German FA doubles bonus for women's team to win Euro 2025
Germany's national women's soccer team coach, Christian Wueck (C), speaks to the players during a training session at the DFB Campus. Germany's women footballers will receive a record bonus if they win the European Championship title this July. Arne Dedert/dpa
Germany's women footballers will receive a record bonus if they win the European Championship title this July.
Each player will earn €120,000 ($136,500) if they lift the trophy in Switzerland, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced on Tuesday.
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The bonus for winning the last Euros in England in 2021, when Germany finished second to the hosts, was half as much.
From the quarter-finals onwards, Germany players will receive "performance-based bonuses" as agreed by the team council and the federation.
For reaching the last eight, each player could earn up to €45,000. Reaching the semi-finals would bring €65,000, and participation in the final would be rewarded with €90,000.
The final will take place on July 27 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
"There needs to be more performance incentives in women's football," DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement. "The victory bonus, now doubled compared to the last European Championship, is therefore an important signal."
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Captain Giulia Gwinn commented: "For us as a national team, sporting success is the top priority. That's why it was clear to us from the start that we would agree on a performance-based bonus system."
She added that the team and the federation had "found a good solution together."
Record eight-times winners Germany, led by coach Christian Wück, will begin their European Championship campaign on July 4 in St Gallen against Poland. They then face Denmark on July 8 in Basel and the third group-stage match will take place on July 12 in Zurich against Sweden.
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