U.S. Women’s Team to Receive Half of Money Won by Men’s Team at World Cup
The U.S. Women’s National Team will rake in millions thanks to the new profit-sharing agreement with the Men’s team in this year’s World Cup.
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US Soccer Takes a Knee, Gives in to Women’s Team Demands for Equal Pay with Men
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
Senate Dems Threaten to Block World Cup Funds Unless Women’s Soccer Team Gets Equal Pay
A group of Senate Democrats is working to advance a measure that would block funding for the 2026 World Cup if the men’s and women’s teams aren’t compensated equally.
Federal Judge Approves Partial Deal Between US Soccer, US Women’s Team
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge approved a partial deal between players on the women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal working conditions.
US Soccer Accuses Combat Vet, Paralympian of ‘Racist’ Comments’ After Speaking Out Against Anthem Kneeling
Seth Jahn, a Paralympian and military veteran, has refused to back down from his criticism of kneeling during the national anthem.
US Soccer Council Member Removed After Speaking Out Against Anthem Kneeling
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation’s athletes council removed one of its members Sunday, a day after he made a speech at the federation’s annual general meeting against removing an anti-kneeling policy.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Settles Discrimination Lawsuit, Still Pursuing Higher Pay
The U.S. Soccer Federation has settled a lawsuit with the United States Women’s National (Soccer) Team over discrimination claims.
Judge Denies American Women’s Soccer Immediate Appeal in Unequal Pay Case
A federal judge has denied a request by American women’s soccer players to allow an immediate appeal of his decision to throw out their claim of unequal pay against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Federal Judge Tosses Women’s Soccer Claim of Unequal Pay
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discriminatory working conditions to go to trial.
U.S. Women’s Player Admits Men Are Stronger, Faster than Women
A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Women’s National soccer team says that U.S. Soccer has wrongly paid them less than the U.S. Men’s team. But the proceedings in the suit already show that men’s soccer has much stiffer competition and have lost less money than the women’s team.
Air Force Secretary: Space Force a ‘Magnet’ for Young People Wanting to Join Military
The United States Space Force (USSF) has been a huge “magnet” for young people who are interested in joining the military, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said Friday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
USWNT Equal Pay Lawsuit Goes to Trial in 2020
The equal pay lawsuit filed by US women footballers against the US Soccer Federation has been scheduled to go to trial on May 5, 2020, the players’ spokesperson said Monday.
