The fight will have to go on. In recent years, we have all been able to see the success of the United States National Team in each of the events that are presented, whether from something not so acclaimed as the She Believes Cup to a World Cup or the Olympic Games. Their dominance is unmatched in these tournaments and they have asked for their work to be well rewarded, but it seems that once again they have failed.
On different occasions, demands have come in and little by little they have been given what they deserve by improving the technical staff, training camps, charter flights, first class accommodation and much more. However, A constant struggle has been the issue of payments and one of them is that of what the winning team of the World Cup ends up obtaining: only 4 million dollars compared to the 38 million that France received in 2018. Unfortunately, as ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle reported, US Soccer cannot be held responsible for it.
“Everyone knows that the biggest obstacle is the great and unfair difference between the World Cup prizes for men and for women, a source that does not control US Soccer; it is run by FIFA. As they raised it, the Women’s National Team wants US Soccer pays for the discrepancies of the past and the future. This means an amount greater than 50 million dollars for the past two World Cups and the unknown to come, “said Cindy Parlow Cone at a press conference. “Compensating for that difference is unsustainable and could lead to bankruptcy in the Federation.”
However, there has also been a response to this from Molly Levinson, the spokesperson for the players: “The Federation is going again with its tactics of blaming FIFA, holding conferences and hiring lobbyists to try to make pay injustice see as equal pay. It is not and players, fans, sponsors and legislators know it to the degree that they have asked to end this discrimination. “
It is estimated that the two parties can sit down again to negotiate, but this has been required to be after the Tokyo Olympics. After that, the players’ association will only ask one thing: that if the Federation is committed to achieving equal pay, there should not be something stopping them from paying women what they deserve. A gold medal will certainly make an even stronger argument.
Meanwhile, USWNT prepares to play
Of course, the issue will not leave calm, especially Megan Rapinoe, who today is concentrated with the National Team for her last challenge of the Summer Series commanded by Vlatko Adonovski. USWNT has beaten Portugal and Jamaica and will now face Nigeria on June 16 prior to the first leg to the Olympics. The world champions will open Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium.