US Soccer president asks men, women to equalize FIFA money
Updated On: 11 September, 2021 11:00 AM IST | New York | AP
"Letters to fans are not a substitute," Molly Levinson, a spokeswoman for the women players, said in a statement. "It`s time to back up a whole lot of words with actions. "
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The head of the U.S. Soccer Federation asked the unions of the women`s and men`s national teams to agree to equalize FIFA`s World Cup prize money on their own. USSF President Cindy Parlow Cone sent an open letter Friday making the request, which called for the men`s national team to allow the USSF to reallocate a portion of FIFA`s World Cup payments to the federation to the women`s team. "We see an opportunity to create change," Parlow Cone wrote.
"We need our men`s and women`s national teams to come together and re-think how we`ve done things in the past. To that end, we have invited the players and both players` associations to join U.S. Soccer in negotiating a solution together that equalizes World Cup prize money between the USMNT and USWNT. "Finding a framework that works for everyone will require open and thoughtful conversations and sincere commitment from USMNT and USWNT players to come together. Until FIFA equalizes the prize money that it awards to the men`s and women`s World Cup participants, it is incumbent upon us to collectively find a solution." FIFA and the men`s union did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "Letters to fans are not a substitute," Molly Levinson, a spokeswoman for the women players, said in a statement. "It`s time to back up a whole lot of words with actions. "
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