Was the Matildas effect just "piggybacking" instead of making real change for women's soccer?

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A bombshell report released on Wednesday has called for an urgent overhaul of the A-League Women, with salaries, competition structures, player welfare and soccer investment slammed.

Professional Footballers Australia - soccer's union body - conducted a survey that showed the women's league is the "least preferred league among players" and offers the lowest minimum salaries in women's sport in the country, despite once setting the benchmark as the highest paid.

The 2024-25 report showed

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