NOBILO: We finish tonight with a big change for women's football. Australia's top women soccer players will now earn the same as their male counterparts. It comes after a landmark deal aimed at closing the gender pay gap in sports. The women will share an equal split of the commercial revenue and will also be allowed to travel business class the same as men do.</s>ELISE KELLOND-KNIGHT, AUSTRALIAN MIDFIELDER: This new deal is enormous. As a female footballer it is kind of what we always dreamed of. We always wanted to be treated equally. We want to - step out on that pitch with equal opportunity and equal facilities the men have been exposed to. So I think as a player when you see it, it shows signs of respect. Now we are going to be completely included and also opportunity. I think having these facilities the men have been exposed to is now going to set us up for success.</s>NOBILO: The gender pay gap in sports has been a burning issue in 2019 and this could be the reason why? In 2018 the total prize pool at the men's world cup was $400 million the women's this year just $30 million. In March, the U.S. women's soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit arguing that U.S. soccer's payment practices amount to federal discrimination. They went on to prove that point winning this summer's World Cup. That's THE BRIEF. I am Bianca Nobilo. "WORLD SPORT" is next.
Australia Women Football Team to Earn Equal Pay.