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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The national team on both sides (men and women) have a players union and plenty of resources to hire the best negotiators. If their negotiators are doing a bad job, blame the negotiators.

In short, WNT opted for a fixed base salary regardless of winning is losing. MNT opted to be paid for performance.

Soccer players aren't the "little guy" like some factory worker making minimum wage. They have plenty of resources to hire negotiators and ensure they get the best deal.[/quote]

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Part of this is based on the fact that the men have sustainable leagues to play in. The women do not. Thus then opt for a fixed salary with lesser benefits. Plus, NWSL is supported by USSF so it isn't even an apples to oranges comparison. Equal pay is a simplistic slogan to a complex solution. The market isn't there for women's soccer in the same way the WNBA isn't getting the same as the NBA even though the WNBA players are the best in the world by a wide margin. [/quote]

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