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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]Average salaries in French and German women's pro leagues:

D1 Feminine 2017/18 = $49,700
Frauen-Bundesliga 2017/18 = $44,000.

That's actually almost double the NWSL. Plus you could end up playing the Women's UEFA (the most competitive soccer to play in, except maybe the WC).

In addition to supporting women going pro ahead of college, financially and competition level, it just seems a better option. [/quote]

It's a little misleading. A couple of teams pay a ton -- this survey says Lyon and PSG's expenses account for half of the spending in D1 Feminine. The average salary at Lyon is listed at 162,000 Euros. 
https://www.globalsportssalaries.com/GSSS%202017.pdf

And yet Lyon just lost to an extremely watered-down (six players busy with national teams) version of the North Carolina Courage. Go figure.

So you're really talking about very high salaries at Lyon, PSG, maybe Wolfsburg (where, as of 2011, most players had second jobs -- many with VW) and a few other places, then a big drop. You can see the lack of parity in those leagues and even in the Champions League until those top 4-5 teams all start playing each other.

Basically, European leagues don't have the parity controls U.S. sports have. You see it on the men's side, of course -- Swansea's salaries aren't comparable to Chelsea's, etc. And it's true in the women's game as well.

All that said, I don't know where people are getting the idea that there's this big gateway for women's soccer players going to Europe instead of going to college. There's only one Lindsey Horan. There's only one Mallory Pugh. 
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The European system is designed for players to go from high school to pros without college.  Numerous names on the list previously posted did just that:  Line Sigvardsen Jensen, Camilla Kur Larsen, Kerstin Garefrekes, Amandine Henry, Vicky Losada, and on and on.  Whereas the US system is designed for players to go to college first.  So when you look at almost every single US player barring the 2 you mentioned, they all went to college.  SO, if there is a place where a player can postpone college until after their pro career, it is far more likely to be Europe.

That's why people mention Europe.  But as for becoming a professional soccer player as a woman, the leagues are fewer, the clubs are fewer, they pay less, and it has to be a choice made out of a deeply rooted passion for soccer.  Unlike men, who can go make millions of dollars.[/quote]

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