U.S. Soccer Has Finally Agreed to Pay Men's and Women's Teams Equally
glamour.comCNN. "These agreements have changed the game forever here in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the world. "U.S.
Soccer and the USWNT and USMNT players have reset their relationship with these new agreements and are leading us forward to an incredibly exciting new phase of mutual growth and collaboration as we continue our mission to become the preeminent sport in the United States." The agreement does not stop at equal pay, but also aims to give the U.S.
soccer women's team more visibility with “broadcast, partner and sponsorship revenue with a 50/50 split of that share divided equally between USWNT and USMNT,” per CNN.
The deal also covers other areas including child care, parental leave, short-term disability, mental health impairment, travel, and equal quality of venues and field playing surfaces."They said equal pay for men and women was not possible, but that did not stop us and we went ahead and achieved it," said Walker Zimmerman, a member of the U.S.
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