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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that the USWNT players have a subsidized salary for playing in the NWSL, and without US Soccer support, the NWSL would have failed. Still, the annual support from US soccer to the NWSL is less than 2.5M, which is peanuts for an organization making 75million in annual profits, at least in 2017.  If they continued to pay that amount, plus the additional 3-5 million annually needed to pay the same “per game” money and bonuses as the men’s team, this is all very doable for such a profitable business. Most importantly, it is also the right thing to do.

Not sure the opposition to this  [/quote]

I think what they will do is pay them the same. Any difference in structure or pay between the men or women will generate lawsuits. The women and the men need to be under the same collective bargaining agreement. The men’s pay will come down, the women will get paid the same as the men and the yearly salaries to the women will stop. This will be good for the star players, not good for the developing players and still make US Soccer money.

It is a pretty common setup/result in all the US major sport leagues. The people doing the negotiations are current players vs the owners/league/federation. The current players want as much money as they can get now because they have only a few years to make money. The owner/federation has a longer term view and speaks with one voice. The stars have a bigger voice vs the everyday player. So those top stars will make more money at the expense of other players. The current players really do not care about developing players(more competition) or what will happen in 5 years. It’s just the way the system works. [/quote]

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