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Female footballers have seen their prize money for the German Cup doubled for next season, the German Football Federation (DFB) said in a statement on Saturday. The DFB will be paying out a total of just over €1.7 million ($1.8 million), with the Cup winners receiving €150,000 and the runners-up €100,000. A payment of €5,000 will be made to all first-round clubs. Compared to the men’s competition, however, the sums are still much lower. From the first round to the semi-finals, €67 million will be paid out in German Cup prize money to the men’s clubs, with each first-round participant automatic…

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