England's men's and women's teams receive equal pay, says FA

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(Reuters) - England's men's and women's national soccer teams are being paid the same appearance fee to represent their country, the Football Association said on Thursday.

In a statement released to British media, the FA revealed parity on match fees had been in place since January.