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2. If pay was performance based the women's team should be paid more

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:22 AM

Mar 2016

US Women's & Men's Soccer: A World Cup of Difference

WASHINGTON — The U.S. women's soccer team is a powerhouse on the world stage.

The American women just won a record third FIFA World Cup, beating Japan Sunday in Vancouver, Canada, in demonstrative fashion, 5-2. That record is startling considering that international football is far from the most popular professional sport in the United States. Plus, the U.S. women have never finished out of the top three teams since the women's World Cup debuted in 1991, and have never missed out on the Olympic gold medal since winning silver in Sydney, Australia in 2000.

The U.S. men's team, in comparison, lags behind perennial football juggernauts such as Germany, Argentina, the Netherlands and Brazil. The American men have never even made it to the semifinals in the modern era of World Cup competition, and only made it to the quarterfinals once, in 2002.

So why is there such a disparity in success between the two U.S. teams?

http://www.voanews.com/content/us-womens-and-mens-soccer-a-world-cup-of-difference/2856121.html

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US women's team files wage-discrimination action vs. US Soccer [View all] n2doc Mar 2016 OP

Leverage in the CBA negotiations Depaysement Mar 2016 #1

If pay was performance based the women's team should be paid more MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #2

Exactly! n/t n2doc Mar 2016 #3

so very very true dembotoz Mar 2016 #4

I heard about this morning. My first thought was they don't generate the same ad/licensing revenue.. Roland99 Mar 2016 #8

They had the world cup in 2015. The men did not. Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #15

I believe your statement is correct. Bob41213 Apr 2016 #26

It's not about performance on the field NobodyHere Mar 2016 #14

It's about the women working just as hard as the men and DESERVE EQUAL PAY! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #18

Sports doesn't work that way davidn3600 Mar 2016 #19

Yup. It's about time women get the same pay for the same amount of work. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #21

But that's the thing, they want equal pay for LESS work davidn3600 Mar 2016 #22

Equal pay for equal work, per game. That is fair. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #25

That's not how the real world works. Ace Rothstein Apr 2016 #27

"That's not how the real world works"... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #28

Surely you can't be serious NobodyHere Mar 2016 #23

The US has the absolute best women's soccer team in world history Recursion Mar 2016 #5

Define "carry" fbc Mar 2016 #7

This doesn't sound like the whole story to me. fbc Mar 2016 #6

Then why not make the salaries dependent upon revenues generated and if there's a World Cup or not? Roland99 Mar 2016 #10

I'd say that's a good idea. fbc Mar 2016 #11

Perhaps it's time for some new union leaders, too, eh? Roland99 Mar 2016 #12

Hopefully they'll win and get retroactive pay. Glad to see they retained a good law firm. nt JudyM Mar 2016 #9

Here's an idea if you want to support women's soccer fbc Mar 2016 #13

This NobodyHere Mar 2016 #24

um, they are doing the same job. That's all that counts. threethirteen Mar 2016 #16

Sorry, but professional sports wages is not based on performance....it's ratings davidn3600 Mar 2016 #17

This is a CBA leverage /shaming exercise musiclawyer Mar 2016 #20