They are so annoying. Stop this BS.
You get paid based on your value and revenue. No one cares, it's an awful product.
Women's soccer is terrible, slow, no power,can't make kicks, runs, etc.
They are basing it on their value and revenue. They are hugely popular. Their ratings are 1/2 the men, and they are paid 1/10th per game.
Have you done any research on this?
They are the best team in the world.
I bet you Carly Lloyd is more popular than any American soccer playing men.
I'd pay them more, they deserve more. Not sure about equal, but I wouldn't be opposed to it if the numbers support it.
Also, FWIW. The USSF basically bankrolls the NWSL which is basically a black hole. It's not like the USSF is still funneling money to MLS.
There is some support of MLS through USSF, which is USMNT players receive a topped off salary to play there.
I agree that the whole needs to be taken into account--but ultimately, the women shouldn't be used to subsidize the men's side (as tempting as that is, because though the women don't have anyone to draw them away from the USA, the USSF probably wants to lure dual nationals with the promise of better salaries). You'd think the national teams would have boosters like Auburn does.
They are basing it on their value and revenue. They are hugely popular. Their ratings are 1/2 the men, and they are paid 1/10th per game.
Have you done any research on this?
They are the best team in the world.
I bet you Carly Lloyd is more popular than any American soccer playing men.
The Women's WC and total attendance was like 1/20th men's.
Can't believe Carli Lloyd had the audacity to say we deserve more because "we win."
They win for the same reasons the USMNT doesn't, the flawed USA model of thinking athlecthism matters in high level
soccer.
Women's soccer is gaining popularity internationally, though it's still not even fair to say it's reached WNBA status compared to NBA.
Did anyone watch the Olympics, the U23 men's games were jammed and the women'snteams had like 50 people in the stands.
Sorry for rant, I think the top Women's US pro team draws 2-3k/game for $10 ticket.
I don't really think they want to be treated equal. Because then they would lose their salaries. And they bring in about 1/2 the income the men's team does on a 4 year cycle. They'd be taking a big pay cut if they were treated equally on the pay issues.
However, I do think there is plenty of room for improvement on travel, accommodations, fields used, etc.
Or they are a revenue source, but not at the MNT level. (over a 4 year period - when the filed they compared an off MNT year, no WC or qualifiers, with their WC year)The breakdown I saw is that they actually bring in a lot of dough, because they play more games. They are a revenue source, not a drain.
Or they are a revenue source, but not at the MNT level. (over a 4 year period - when the filed they compared an off MNT year, no WC or qualifiers, with their WC year)
Yea I know, the WNT is getting their salaries paid by US Soccer. The men aren't. If the women want to give that up and just get the compensation for NT work (and only get it when they are called in) I don't think they are going to be as happy. That would be fair though, and that's not what they are asking for.The levels of pay are very different right now. Night and day.
Yea I know, the WNT is getting their salaries paid by US Soccer. The men aren't. If the women want to give that up and just get the compensation for NT work (and only get it when they are called in) I don't think they are going to be as happy. That would be fair though, and that's not what they are asking for.
The men do get salaries from USSF, the ones in MLS at least. But they are also paid per game.
They get paid by USSF for some things, for playing in the World Cup and other FIFA events they get paid FIFA through the USSF as do the women.
The one thing that is really bad optics is that the men made more getting to the round of 16 than the women made winning the World Cup. This money comes from FIFA and the Women have argued that the USSF shouldn't pass on the inequality and make up the difference with USSF funds.
Umm, no. The MLS teams pay their salaries. Were did you get that???The men do get salaries from USSF, the ones in MLS at least. But they are also paid per game.
Measuring the popularity of the USA women by averaging in the popularity of all the others?
I went to WC games in Montreal (Spain v. Brazil) and the stadium was 3/4 filled.
But that's irrelevant. We're talking about the USA women. They are immensely popular in the USA.
Umm, no. The MLS teams pay their salaries. Were did you get that???
You probably need to read this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/sports/soccer/usmnt-uswnt-soccer-equal-pay.html?_r=0
Duh, I'm talking about the teams they play for. Seattle Sounders or Borussia Dortmund or Western NY Flash or Houston Dash. USSF pays for the WNT's players salaries for their team. Does not do that for the MNT.They get salaries from USSF AND bonuses.
Duh, I'm talking about the teams they play for. Seattle Sounders or Borussia Dortmund or Western NY Flash or Houston Dash. USSF pays for the WNT's players salaries for their team. Does not do that for the MNT.
They don't pay more though. It is their salary. It is the same thing. When the women are quoted as earning $70k a year, they don't get more money for playing in the women's league. It is part of their contract. In other words, the salary covers both.
That's because there is no money in women's club soccer.
Nope. Again you need to read that link I gave you a few posts ago.They don't pay more though. It is their salary. It is the same thing. When the women are quoted as earning $70k a year, they don't get more money for playing in the women's league. It is part of their contract. In other words, the salary covers both.
Nope. Again you need to read that link I gave you a few posts ago.
The women’s team’s pay is a mix of a base salary — $72,000 for the majority of players on the regular roster — plus a modest game bonus ($1,350) for each game won. (The women do not receive game bonuses if they tie or lose matches.) U.S. Soccer also pays the salaries of the national team players who compete in the N.W.S.L., the nascent American women’s professional league, as well as providing some health insurance benefits, severance pay for players cut from the team and maternity leave at half pay if they become pregnant.What part? I read it. What are you talking about? Max salary for the league is $35k.