Football

US football equally pays men's and women's national team

September 16, 2021 4:28 am

The US Soccer Federation has offered identical contracts to its men’s and women’s national teams in an attempt to resolve its gender pay dispute.

In May 2020, a lawsuit from the women’s team for equal pay was dismissed by a judge, with an appeal pending.

The USSF says a single equal pay structure is the best path forward

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The federation called on players and their unions for support in helping to equalise World Cup prize money, which is at the root of the teams’ pay gap.