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Why U.S. Players Will Get the Most Prize Money, Even if They Lose

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Summary

This article discusses the unequal prize money that is awarded to players in the Women's World Cup compared to the Men's World Cup. The U.S. players are leading the fight for pay equity and FIFA has increased the Women's World Cup prize money to $110 million, up from $30 million. However, the overall prize money still trails far behind what is awarded at the Men's World Cup. Most countries will follow a FIFA agreement that requires 30 percent of the prize money to be allocated to players. The U.S. players, however, have a different agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation that gives them a significantly larger share of the prize money. If the U.S. women win the World Cup, their total prize money will be $10.5 million and U.S. men's players will receive an additional $205,000, meaning a U.S. men's player would get more prize money than any female player from any other country.

Q&As

Why is the U.S. women’s soccer team fighting for pay equity and equal treatment?
The U.S. women’s soccer team is fighting for pay equity and equal treatment because they are not receiving the same pay and working conditions as the men’s national team.

How did FIFA address players’ concerns over compensation in the lead up to the 2019 Women’s World Cup?
FIFA increased the tournament’s prize money to $110 million, allocated money for players and federations separately, and agreed to allocate prize money separately between federations and players, with players receiving at least 30 percent of the total award.

What is the U.S. Women’s National Team's new labor agreement?
The U.S. Women’s National Team's new labor agreement is that the women, along with the men, signed new contracts in September that formalized sharing World Cup prize money equally.

What is the overall prize money for the 2019 Women's World Cup compared to the prize money for the recent Men's World Cup?
The overall prize money for the 2019 Women's World Cup is $110 million, which is far less than the prize money for the recent Men's World Cup in Qatar, which was $440 million.

How will U.S. players and U.S. Soccer follow the terms laid out in their own labor agreement?
The U.S. players and U.S. Soccer will follow the terms laid out in their own labor agreement by splitting the World Cup prize money equally between the men’s and women’s national teams, with U.S. Soccer taking a 10 percent cut from each team.

AI Comments

👍 This article is informative and clearly explains the complexities of the battle for equal pay for women soccer players and the disparity between men's and women's World Cup prize money.

👎 This article failed to address the specific concerns from players worldwide and could have included more details on the timeline for when players will be paid.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about how U.S. players will get the most prize money in the FIFA Women's World Cup, even if they lose. It also goes into the implications of this decision and how it could affect players from other countries.

Friend: Wow, that's quite a statement. What implications could this have?

Me: Well, it could potentially create a lot of inequality between U.S. players and players from other countries. U.S. players will be getting significantly more prize money than players from other countries, and that could create a sense of unfairness and resentment. It could also lead to other countries demanding equal pay for their players, or even boycotting the World Cup if their demands aren't met. It could also create a divide between federations and their players, as federations may be reluctant to share the prize money with their players.

Action items

Research the labor agreements of other countries' soccer federations to compare to the U.S. Soccer Federation's agreement.
Reach out to other soccer federations to learn more about their compensation models and how they are working to ensure that players receive a larger share of the prize money.
Advocate for equal pay and equal working conditions for the men’s and women’s national teams in your own country.

Technical terms

FIFA: Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.
Group stage: The first stage of a tournament in which teams are divided into groups and play each other in a round-robin format.
Member associations: Organizations like the U.S. Soccer Federation and the England Football Association that govern soccer in each country.
FIFPro: The international players’ union.
Gianni Infantino: The president of FIFA.
Collectively bargained contract: A contract between a labor union and an employer that sets out the terms and conditions of employment.
Round of 16: The second stage of a tournament in which the top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
Quarterfinal: The third stage of a tournament in which the winners of the round of 16 advance to the semifinals.
Knockout stage: The fourth stage of a tournament in which the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals: The fifth stage of a tournament in which the winners of the knockout stage advance to the finals.
Finals: The sixth and final stage of a tournament in which the winners of the semifinals compete for the championship.