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The US women’s national soccer team reached a settlement in its longstanding equal pay lawsuit.
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USSF agreed to give players $22 million in back pay and committed to equal pay going forward.
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Ex-USWNT goalie Hope Solo expressed skepticism of the deal in a fiery social media post.
Players of the US Women’s National Team settled their longstanding equal pay lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation on Tuesday.
The agreement was lauded by players, fans, and media alike, but one former superstar was far less than satisfied with the end of the years-long litigation.
Legendary USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo slammed the players’ $22 million settlement with USSF in a lengthy, strongly-worded statement posted to Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and 2015 World Cup champion questioned whether Tuesday’s deal had truly guaranteed equal pay for the women’s team and blasted some of her former teammates in the process.
“This settlement is not a ‘huge win,'” Solo wrote. “It’s heartbreaking and infuriating.”
The four-time IFFHS Goalkeeper of the Year expressed skepticism regarding US Soccer’s “promise” to provide identical compensation to the men’s and women’s national teams going forward. The settlement announced Tuesday will not be ratified until both sides reach terms on the USWNT’s upcoming collective bargaining agreement, in which US Soccer says it will commit “to providing an equal rate of pay going forward for the Women’s and Men’s National Teams in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup.”
Tuesday’s joint release from the players and federation goes on to note that “the details [of equal pay] will be established by the new CBA between US Soccer and the USWNT.” But Solo argues that, until the CBA is actually ratified, US Soccer’s “promise” means nothing.
“A ‘promise’ of equal pay from the Federation and backpay for a select group of players isn’t equal pay and it’s not what…
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