Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir wins landmark maternity ruling against Lyon

RULING: Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir of Juventus walks out onto the field of play for Juventus. Pic: Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images

The Iceland captain Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has won her maternity claim against Lyon after she was not paid her full salary during pregnancy and has hailed the ruling as a “wake-up call for clubs”.

The 32-year-old turned to Fifpro to lodge her complaint with Fifa and football’s global body ruled in August last year that the club must pay the full amount owed to Gunnarsdóttir – €82,094.82 (£72,139) – within 45 days of notification of the decision. Fifa said the French club would face a transfer ban if they failed to pay in full.