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US football, there is an agreement: in the national team women are paid like men

The president of the United States also congratulated Joe Biden for the agreement that leads to equal pay between men and women in the US national football team. They will have the same salaries and the Fifa prizes will be distributed equally. The hope, from Biden and beyond, is that such agreements will also reach all other sectors of the world of work.

It took years and court cases, but there is finally an official settlement. The US Federation has decided: the players of the national selection will earn in the same way and share the Fifa bonuses equally.

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Victory is first and foremost of the stars and stripes of female soccer stars, above all Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan. They filed lawsuits and testified for the equalization of wages. So far, the American national team players have earned 40% less than their male counterparts, despite having always achieved greater results on the field.

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“No other country has ever done this. We must be proud, it is truly a historic step, ”said the president of the American Football Association Cindy Parlow Cone. In reality, no other country has decided on the fair distribution of the prizes of the International Football Federation. Other countries have already matched wages: Norway, Australia and Holland.

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The bonuses, however, make the difference and those for men are much higher internationally. Explain theHandle that if the American men’s national team manages to reach the round of 16 in the next World Cup in Qatar it will have 13 million dollars. This figure is more than triple what the women’s team received by winning the World Cup in 2019. The bonus division rule is valid until 2028 covering 4 world championships. “Until FIFA put the same prize money for men and women, the only choice we had was to agree between us,” said the president of the US Women’s Federation.

There are very few sports where the prizes are equal for men and women, one of them being tennis. It has existed for the US Open since 1973 after the battle of Billie Jean King, since 2001 for the Australian Open and since 2007 for Wimbledon and Roland Garros. This is not the case for other tournaments on the ATP and WTA circuits. However, it is also no coincidence that tennis players are the richest athletes. They have been fighting for equality since the 1970s.

Other stories of Vanity Fair that may interest you:

– World Cup without Italy, who to cheer for?

– USA: the women’s national football team obtained equal pay


Source: Vanity Fair

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