US football creates historic deal with players for fair pay
The United States Soccer Federation scored its most important goal.
On May 18, the Federation, the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA), and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) settled on collective bargaining agreements. (CBA) achievement history fair pay for international male and female players.
“Two CBAs, lasting until 2028, achieve equal pay through identical economic conditions”, a declare, posted to the USA Soccer website, reads. “These economic terms include Equal compensation for all competitions, including the FIFA World Cup and the adoption of the same commercial revenue sharing mechanism for both teams. The agreements will ensure that US Soccer’s senior National Team players remain among the highest paid in the world. “
Now, US Soccer will become the first federation in the world to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money awarded to the United States Men’s and Women’s National Teams for participating in their own World Cups.