The US Football Association and the unions of the women’s and men’s national teams, like the association, agreed on this U.S Soccer announced on Wednesday (05/18/2022).
According to this, the contracts running until 2028 ensure that the women’s national team, which is many times more successful than the men, receives the same bonus payments at major tournaments such as world championships and generally the same salaries as the men’s team. The association also distributes part of its income from broadcasts, ticket sales and sponsorship equally to both teams.
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USA the first country with equal pay
According to the association, the USA is the first country to introduce equal payment for World Cup bonuses. In 2019, the Australian men’s and women’s teams had agreed on the same wage and work structures, but not on the same World Cup bonus payments.
“It’s historic and I think it’s going to spark a lot of other things in sport, not just in the US but around the world.”said national striker Margaret Purce, who also spoke out in favor of equal World Cup bonus payments from the world governing body FIFA.
Years of litigation
After years of litigation, the soccer players and the US association agreed on equal pay in February. After that, the agreement still had to be signed and approved by a court. For the settlement, the players agreed to waive any outstanding claims with the association in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed in 2019.
The US soccer players are much more successful than the men, have won four Olympic golds and four World Cup titles. But they were paid significantly less. In March 2019, they therefore filed a class action lawsuit against the association for discrimination.
Source: dpa