United State men’sand women’s national football teams They will receive equal pay under a “historic” agreement. announced by the American Football Association on Wednesday, the following years of pressure from a female national players.
The move makes union first in The world to equalize the World Cup prize money awarded to men’sand women’s teamsHe Said.
“This is a truly historic moment. These agreements have changed The game forever here in The United States has the power to change game About the world, said the president of American football Cindy Barlow Kohn.
In February, the United States national women’s team won Payout $24 Million Promise of equal pay in Notable settlement with American football, that was conditional on The new Collective bargaining agreement.
the question of world Cup prize money formed a prominent part of The lawsuit filed by women’s team in 2019 who accused the union of ‘Stubbornly refused’ to pay her men And women’s players equally.
The terms of Wednesday’s agreement includes “identical compensation for everyone competitionsincluding the World Cup, the introduction of Same business revenue sharing mechanism for Both teams,” the USSF said.
“Achievements in The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is a testament to tremendous efforts of WNT players on And off this area,” said the United States women’s captain Becky Sauerbrunn, adding that she hopes the agreement will “act as foundation for continued growth of Football alike in the United States and abroad.”
United State women You have won Four Women’s World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals. They are seeking an unprecedented Women’s World Cup title for the third time in a row after lifting the titles in 2015 in Canada and 2019 in France. that they last won Olympic gold in London in 2012.
