The squad had initially paused discussions ahead of the Women's World Cup, where England finished runners-up after losing the final to Spain. But the FA's decision not to offer the England team bonus payments on top of the fees they will earn from FIFA had been a bone of contention in the build-up to the tournament. FIFA had announced a financial contribution specifically earmarked for all World Cup players, which meant the allocation per England squad member was $195,000 as they were runners-up. England manager Sarina Wiegman said she was expecting the agreement and looked forward to turning attention back to football. "The conversations had been going really well but the World Cup was ahead of us, so they needed to stop and then start up after the World Cup," she said.

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Persons: Millie Bright, John Sibley, Bright, Leah Williamson, We've, We're, Sarina Wiegman, Rohith Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, UEFA Nations League, England Press, England, Football Association, Friday's Nations League, Scotland, FIFA, Reuters, Association, World, FA, Thomson Locations: George's, Burton, Trent, Britain, Spain, England, Bengaluru