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Will the England players receive bonuses if they win the World Cup? – FA issues update Before the start of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, England players said they were frustrated with the FA over its stance on performance-related bonuses.  The Lionesses are not set to receive bonuses – making them one of only a few of the “bigger” footballing nations not to offer a bonus.  The talks between the team and FA were halted once the tournament began but are set to restart once they return from Australia. “We’re sorting it after the tournament,” said FA boss Mark Bullingham.…

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Progress being made on a Sarina Wiegman statue outside Wembley Plans to build a statue of the England boss Sarina Wiegman have been looked at by the FA and Brent Council since England’s Euro 2022 win.  “We’ve made progress on that and it would be right to have something to commemorate that success outside Wembley. It’s more the whole team,” said FA chief executive Mark Bullingham. “You have to go through various permissions – we’ve gone through that. The next stage is working on the design.” Bullingham went on to say Wiegman “could do anything she wants in football” when…

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FA says approaches for Sarina Wiegman will be ‘100% rejected’ Football Association (FA) chief executive Mark Bullingham has said any approaches for England manager Sarina Wiegman would be “100% rejected”.  Sarina Wieman was appointed in 2021 and has let England to a Euro win, Finalissima win and the 2023 Arnold Cup win. She has now led England to the final of the World Cup. The Lionesses will face Spain on Sunday.  She is the first coach to take two countries to a World Cup final, having led the Netherlands there in 2019. “It is not about money. We are very…

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Pubs call for relaxed alcohol laws on Sunday for England’s World Cup final The Women’s World Cup final is just around the corner, with England set to face Spain on Sunday at 11:00 BST. Pubs in England are calling for licensing laws to be relaxed to allow venues to serve alcohol from 10:00 on the day of the final. What time alcohol is served on Sundays depends on the individual pub licences. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) wants pubs to be able to start serving booze before kick-off. The BBC says it understands it is unlikely as MPs…

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