Lionesses captain Leah Williamson says she doesn't earn enough to retire and is studying to become an accountant as a backup plan - while men's team could receive £14m bonus for Euros win Leah Williamson captained England to victory at the Euros in 2022 READ MORE: Arda Guler, 19, the baby-faced Turkish teen football sensation who plays with Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid, has gained a million fans on Instagram in the two weeks since the Euros began By Eleanor Dye Published: 06:35 EDT, 1 July 2024 | Updated: 07:13 EDT, 1 July 2024 e-mail 128 View comments Lionesses captain Leah Williamson has revealed she doesn't earn enough to retire from her footballing career. The Milton Keynes-born midfielder, who plays for Arsenal, has continued her accountancy studies in case she needs something to 'fall back on'. Williamson captained the women's squad that won the European championships in 2022, triumphing over Germany - and later was presented with an OBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle .
But despite her extraordinary success and doing much to promote women's football , Williamson doesn't earn as much as you may think - and certainly nowhere near the amount raked in by her male counterparts in Gareth Southgate 's Euros squad. In a new interview with The Sunday Times , she said: 'There are some elements of the women’s game that need to catch up. Lionesses captain Leah Williamson has revealed she doesn't earn money enough to retire from her footballing career.
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