Gareth Southgate to sacrifice £225k of salary as part of FA coronavirus wage cuts

England manager Gareth Southgate will sacrifice £225,000 of salary over the next three months as part of cuts across the Football Association.

The highest-paid staff at the FA will take wage cuts of up to 30 per cent as the organisation tries to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Others are meanwhile set to be placed on furlough.

Discussions were held with staff on Monday morning, on both cuts and going to furlough. It is understood that cuts only applied to those above a certain paygrade. After that, staff were told whether they would be going to furlough.

FA chief executive Mark Bullingham outlined the cost-saving measures in a message to staff which was published on the governing body's website on Monday afternoon.

“Along with many other organisations across the country, we are currently reviewing our financial model during this challenging period," the statement said.

“We want to take prudent and appropriate steps to help protect and support the FA and our employees during this unpredictable time.

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“We are proposing that all employees earning £50,000 or more per annum will take a temporary pay reduction of 7.5 per cent. In the spirit of those on higher salaries taking the greater responsibility, the Senior Management team have agreed to cut their pay by 15 per cent with the highest earners in the organisation agreeing to reduce their pay by up to 30 per cent.

“We are also looking into what options are available to us through the Government’s furlough scheme as a contingency plan, while we continue to plan for the return of football, once it is safe to do so.”

The FA's income has been hit hard by the cancellation of England national team matches as well as numerous other lucrative events, including concerts and conferences at Wembley Stadium.

The governing body has also suffered the loss of the six Euro 2020 matches that were due to be played at the national stadium.