The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
Highlights
- The U.S.
- Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally.
- The federation on Wednesday announced separate collective bargaining agreements through December 2028 with the unions for both national teams.
- The deals grew partly out of a push by players on the more successful women’s team, including stars like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, who were at the forefront of the gender equity fight.
- The struggle became so much a part of the team’s story that chants of “Equal pay!
- Equal pay!” rose from the crowd as U.s.