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 A heated meeting between top Football Federation Australian officials and the Professional Footballers' Association on Wednesday over a new collective bargaining deal resulted in a threat by the players to withdraw their services and a temporary refusal to perform a number of off-field duties for commercial sponsors.

A shaky peace deal was eventually agreed with the players in line for a 20 percent pay rise - but FFA remains furious at how negotiations were handled.

The governing body is also upset a gun was put to its head a few days out from a major friendly against Holland and a vital Asian Cup qualifier against Oman.

Culina insists the players' motivation for brokering a new deal centred on equally distributing the wealth generated by the Socceroos, both through gate takings and off-field merchandising and promotional activities, among all players.

"In the Socceroos team, every player gets rewarded in the exact same way, whether you're starting, on the bench or involved in the squad," he said on Thursday.

"It's something where we've said: 'Look, if you're representing your country you should be rewarded in the exact same way as everybody else'.

"When it comes to playing in the Socceroos, we all want to be rewarded in the same way."

Culina also countered claims every member of the Australian squad was wealthy and did not deserve extra money for the privilege of representing their country.

"Players are earning millions of dollars playing overseas but there are players who aren't," he said. "At the end of the day, it's (money) not the most important thing.

"The most important thing is playing for your country, representing your country and doing the best you can.

"We're focused on the games coming up."

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