US Soccer's Astonishing Stupidity

[Conor Dary]

US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts (yahoo.com)

The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players' associations for the men's and women's national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized.

I'm sure FIFA is quaking in their boots at that threat.

[guru]

US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts (yahoo.com)

The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players' associations for the men's and women's national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized.

It's worth noting(again) that USSF actually spent more on the women, when considering the funding it provides to the NWSL(including paying the salaries of national team members), while providing none to the men's MLS. It will be interesting to see if that continues going forward as USSF has already begun pulling back from the NWSL(USSF stopped managing the NWSL earlier this year). It could actually save money if it discontinues propping up the women's professional league while equalizing funding of the national teams.

[TN1965]

U.S. Soccer Agrees to New CBA with Top Men's, Women's Players Guaranteeing Equal Pay | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights

U.S. Soccer will provide equal pay to members of its men's and women's national teams after an agreement on new collective bargaining agreements was reached Wednesday.

[Atticus]

The US women actually deserve more than the US men, but I'll leave well enough alone.
This will be a very tough sell in many footie-mad countries.

[guru]

Not clear in that article if USSF will continue to financially prop up the NWSL. Hopefully not. If the national team women want equal financial footing with the men then give it them, and lets see how long the NWSL stays afloat..