Katie McCabe: Equal pay deal with FAI doesn’t add pressure

Ireland captain McCabe was ensconced in talks with the FAI and men’s captain Séamus Coleman that recently brokered an arrangement whereby all players will receive the same fee, up to €2,000, for representing their country

Katie McCabe during a Republic of Ireland training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland captain Katie McCabe insists her team isn’t burdened by extra pressure to break their qualification duck by a landmark equal pay deal with the FAI.

The Arsenal left-sided player was ensconced in talks with the FAI and men’s captain Séamus Coleman that recently brokered an arrangement whereby all players will receive the same fee, up to €2,000, for representing their country.