The US Soccer Federation said it has offered an identical contract to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams. U.S. Soccer firmly believes that the best path forward for all involved, and for the future of the sport in the United States, is a single pay structure for both senior national teams.
“This proposal will ensure that USWNT and USMNT players remain among the highest-paid senior national team players in the world. While providing a revenue-sharing structure that would allow all parties to begin anew. And share collectively in the opportunity that combined investment in the future of U.S. Soccer will deliver over the course of a new CBA.”
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FIFA awarded $400 million in prize money for the 32 teams at the 2018 men’s World Cup. It also includes the $38 million to champion France. It awarded $30 million for the 24 teams at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Also includes $4 million to the U.S. after the Americans won their second straight title.
FIFA has increased the total to $440 million for the 2022 men’s World Cup. The president, Gianni Infantino, has proposed FIFA double the women’s prize money to $60 million for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. FIFA has increased the teams to 32.
World Cup prize money should not be equalized: The governing body
“U.S. Soccer believes that the best way to achieve these important goals is by the women’s and men’s players’ associations coming together to negotiate one contract. However, if the players’ associations choose to continue to negotiate separately as they have to date, U.S. Soccer will invite the USWNTPA to sit in on the negotiations with the USNSTPA. And vice versa, in the interest of full transparency,” said USSF in a statement
The announcement comes nearly two-and-half years after the four-time World Cup-winning US Women’s National Team charged the national governing body. They sought $66 million in damages under the Equal Pay Act, alleging gender discrimination in compensation. Likewise, a judge last year threw out the players’ claims that they were underpaid compared with the men’s national team. The USWNT filed an opening brief in the appeal of its lawsuit in July.
