▁minimum ▁player ▁w age ▁rose ▁to ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁issues ▁involving ▁the ▁national ▁s occer ▁team , ▁the ▁Mat ild as ▁and ▁their ▁pay . ▁On ▁a ▁national ▁level , ▁the ▁pay ▁dispar ity ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁has ▁caused ▁issues . ▁The ▁Mat ild as ▁ear n ▁just ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁an ▁international ▁game , ▁while ▁the ▁male ▁national ▁team , ▁the ▁S occ ero os ▁ear n ▁more ▁than ▁$ 6 5 0 0 ▁per ▁game . ▁The ▁men ' s ▁team ▁made ▁more ▁money ▁in ▁one ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁than ▁the ▁women ▁would ▁have ▁if ▁they ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁Compar ing ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁success , ▁the ▁Mat ild as ▁are ▁currently ▁ranked ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁while ▁the ▁men ▁sit ▁at ▁ 5 0 . ▁This ▁t ension ▁eventually ▁bo iled ▁over , ▁as ▁the ▁Mat ild as ▁boy c otted ▁an ▁international ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁reward ▁they ▁were ▁receiving . ▁ ▁This ▁tour ▁was ▁very ▁significant , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cup . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁coming ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁current ▁world ▁champions , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁chance ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁continued ▁rise ▁of ▁women ' s ▁s occer ▁in ▁Australia . ▁However , ▁following ▁un success