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Originally Posted by Valiant
The article was deleted, but the women also get paid other ways. From what I have read just from the wc alone they made around 330k each, then the salary is 100k, then they get paid for each game outside of those for team USA.
Yearly salary, benefits, they get paid by their leagues, they get bonuses. Should they get paid more? Maybe yes, but leagues are not going to go more bankrupt for it. Your only option right now is sponsors kicking in money.
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The point is that women are seeking equal pay from us soccer because that is their primary source of income. Its not that much per player. Just give them the victory and call it a day. It's hard to look at all the sponsorships, merchandise, etc. and think they didn't earn it and then some. They're sitting on a huge surplus right now.
The women can call it equal pay but it really isn't. The men under their CBA are less reliant on us soccer salary because they make far more money outside of us soccer than women do. The best in the world are paid very, very well. And if the men start winning, even though they earn a smaller % of world cup revenue they earn significantly more $s because the world cup grosses a shit ton more... When we make the actual tournament.
Long story short, the women undoubtedly made us soccer more than enough money this year to justify a pay raise. Equal pay gets them what they want, but men still get paid a whole lot more. Seems alright with me.