CNN: U.S. Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams to Split Tournament Earnings

WHITFIELD Meantime the U ░░░░░░░░ s advancement to the ░░░░░░░░ rounds of the World ░░░░░░░░ Cup rather did earn ░░░░░░░░ a big cash bonus ░░░░░░░░ one they will now ░░░░░░░░ with the women s ░░░░░░░░ team CNN s Brian ░░░░░░░░ spoke to a former ░░░░░░░░ from the women s ░░░░░░░░ about this new agreement ░░░░░░░░ starts Todd With its ░░░░░░░░ win over Iran and ░░░░░░░░ advance into the knockout ░░░░░░░░ of the World Cup ░░░░░░░░ U S men s ░░░░░░░░ soccer team gets a ░░░░░░░░ million bonus as a ░░░░░░░░ And for the first ░░░░░░░░ ever they will split ░░░░░░░░ bonus equally with the ░░░░░░░░ S women s team ░░░░░░░░ 5 million for each ░░░░░░░░ That s because of ░░░░░░░░ new collective bargaining agreement ░░░░░░░░ the women s team ░░░░░░░░ with the U S ░░░░░░░░ Federation back in May ░░░░░░░░ Briana Scurry a goalkeeper ░░░░░░░░ played in four women ░░░░░░░░ World Cups and made ░░░░░░░░ iconic penalty kick save ░░░░░░░░ help the U S ░░░░░░░░ the 1999 Cup it ░░░░░░░░ a sweet moment SCURRY ░░░░░░░░ decades it was very ░░░░░░░░ to always be shouting ░░░░░░░░ the rain so it ░░░░░░░░ But now we have ░░░░░░░░ this a reality And ░░░░░░░░ took every single player ░░░░░░░░ has ever played and ░░░░░░░░ the jersey for the ░░░░░░░░ s national team to ░░░░░░░░ it there Todd In ░░░░░░░░ the 6 5 million ░░░░░░░░ U S women will ░░░░░░░░ from the men s ░░░░░░░░ advance is more than ░░░░░░░░ women earned by winning ░░░░░░░░ 2015 and 2019 Women ░░░░░░░░ World Cups combined Their ░░░░░░░░ win paid out 2 ░░░░░░░░ doubling to 4 million ░░░░░░░░ 2019 SCURRY You know ░░░░░░░░ has been unfair with ░░░░░░░░ women We have always ░░░░░░░░ an afterthought to them ░░░░░░░░ For decades the U ░░░░░░░░ women s team had ░░░░░░░░ against the U S ░░░░░░░░ Federation demanding equal play ░░░░░░░░ Every time a woman ░░░░░░░░ not paid equally sort ░░░░░░░░ everyone is not and ░░░░░░░░ s potential is able ░░░░░░░░ be reached Todd It ░░░░░░░░ a lawsuit settlement earlier ░░░░░░░░ year to finally get ░░░░░░░░ Federation to pay the ░░░░░░░░ fairly GIBBS There have ░░░░░░░░ so many lockouts so ░░░░░░░░ times skipping camp so ░░░░░░░░ moments of labor solidarity ░░░░░░░░ things really revved up ░░░░░░░░ the women won the ░░░░░░░░ World Cup Every step ░░░░░░░░ the way there s ░░░░░░░░ it s been a ░░░░░░░░ Todd And every step ░░░░░░░░ the way there has ░░░░░░░░ a different kind of ░░░░░░░░ on the field In ░░░░░░░░ of U S soccer ░░░░░░░░ the women s team ░░░░░░░░ won four World Cups ░░░░░░░░ men have won exactly ░░░░░░░░ GIBBS I mean women ░░░░░░░░ soccer in the United ░░░░░░░░ I love the men ░░░░░░░░ team but it s ░░░░░░░░ women who have put ░░░░░░░░ sport on the map ░░░░░░░░ are the pride of ░░░░░░░░ nation Todd But while ░░░░░░░░ S soccer has made ░░░░░░░░ on fair pay world ░░░░░░░░ remains far behind This ░░░░░░░░ the total prize money ░░░░░░░░ the men s World ░░░░░░░░ is 440 million more ░░░░░░░░ 14 times as much ░░░░░░░░ the prize money for ░░░░░░░░ last women s World ░░░░░░░░ GIBBS They have just ░░░░░░░░ proud of themselves for ░░░░░░░░ the women crumbs It ░░░░░░░░ just now that women ░░░░░░░░ soccer has thrived despite ░░░░░░░░ lack of investment Todd ░░░░░░░░ asked Briana Scurry if ░░░░░░░░ or any other former ░░░░░░░░ will benefit from this ░░░░░░░░ pay deal She said ░░░░░░░░ ll only benefit if ░░░░░░░░ players union for the ░░░░░░░░ decides to give former ░░░░░░░░ team players some money ░░░░░░░░ way she says she ░░░░░░░░ OK with it She ░░░░░░░░ she is just honored ░░░░░░░░ have played a role ░░░░░░░░ raising the visibility of ░░░░░░░░ women s game in ░░░░░░░░ that deal done Brian ░░░░░░░░ CNN, Washington.”

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