U.S.
“You all know that largest hurdle is the massive and frankly unfair difference in FIFA World Cup prize money for men and women, a funding source that U.S.
The total bonus money FIFA offered for the 2019 women’s World Cup was $30m of which $4m was given to the U.S.
Gary Klausner in May 2020 when he granted partial summary judgement to the USSF, ruling that the women rejected a pay-to-play structure similar to the one in the men’s agreement and accepted greater base salaries and benefits than the men.
Players’ spokesperson Molly Levinson issued the following statement to ESPN: “As all eyes are on the USWNT preparing to compete on behalf of the USA at the Olympic Games, USSF is back at it, using tactics like blaming FIFA, holding press conferences, and hiring lobbyists in phony attempts to make unequal pay seem like it is equal pay.
In terms of a potential settlement, both Parlow Cone and Wilson said they would be open to starting talks “at the appropriate time,” meaning after the Tokyo Olympics, where the U.S.