Hope Solo and four other players, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn, say they are exhausted of making less than the players on the usa men’s team.
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Several players on the World Cup champion USA women’s soccer team say they are being discriminated against by being paid less than their male counterparts. The women’s team earned $2 million when they won the World Cup in 2015, while the year before, the man made $9 million for losing in the round of 16.
Heartland soccer players are weighing in on a recent complaint filed by the U.S. Women’s National Team, alleging pay discrimination in U.S. Soccer Federation policy.
The row over equal pay for men and women in sport has deepened after five members of the United States’ women’s football team filed a federal wage discrimination complaint against US Soccer.
The women’s team earned $2 million collectively when they won the World Cup past year. We deserve to play in top-notch, grass-only facilities like the US Men’s National Team, not risky turf fields. As such, we hope it will be a model of transparency and helpfulness as the EEOC investigates the charges. “Just coming off a World Cup win, the pay disparity between the men and women is just too large”.
The U.S. Women’s World Cup team during their victory.
Team officials released a statement in response saying they are “disappointed” by the quintet’s actions.
“Development initiatives also remain a top priority for U.S. Soccer and we are continuously looking for innovative ways to facilitate player development at all levels…We are committed to continuing to elevate women’s soccer in the future at all levels”.
Solo and LLoyd said that the USWNT has to take a stand, and that the team has the power to make a change due to their success. For the same match, a men’s team member gets a whopping $17,625 for a win and $5,000 for a loss.
Lawyer Kessler added that the suit aimed to end the “discriminatory and unfair treatment” the players have endured for years.
The women have a potential to earn $99,000 if they win all 20 exhibitions, while their male counterparts would earn $100,000 minimum for appearing in the 20 games before the opponents and outcomes are figured in, and possibly as much as $263,320 a year if they win all of their games.
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Although not all players are included in the complaint, the five at the forefront, arguably the team’s biggest names since Abby Wambach’s retirement, insist they are acting on behalf of the entire roster. U.S. Soccer filed a lawsuit past year that seeks to establish that the CBA runs through December, including the Summer Olympics in Rio.
