Female footballers in England get maternity cover after landmark change

Maternity and long-term sickness cover for professionalsMove for top two divisions hailed as ‘great step forward’

Professional female footballers in England are to benefit from maternity and long-term sickness cover in a landmark change to their contracts.

The move was hailed as a “great step forward” by the Sunderland Central MP, Julie Elliott, after she convened a debate in parliament on women’s experiences of playing football in England. The change has been agreed by the Football Association and Professional Footballers’ Association.

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5 months ago

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