Canada Soccer claim women's team will become second-highest paid after proposing equal pay deal
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Last week the body announced an interim funding agreement for the women's team to cover their run-up to the Women's World Cup which is being held in New Zealand and Australia in July. Canada won gold in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and are among the contenders to challenge defending World Cup champions, the United States.
Canada Soccer say their pay proposals for their men's and women's national teams will ensure equality and make the women's team the second-best paid in the world. The governing body, which faced a strike threat from their women's team last month, said their plan was awaiting agreement from players unions. The plan features a pooling of prize money from the men's and women's World Cups with the income divided out equally between the two teams.
The statement from Canada Soccer was issued shortly before a hearing to parliament's Heritage Committee where women players will testify. "If accepted by the Player Associations, the collective bargaining agreements will pay both National Teams the same amount for playing a 90-minute match and both National Teams will share equally in competition prize money," the organisation said. "Additionally, Canada Soccers Womens National Team will become the second-highest paid womens national team among FIFAs 211 Member Associations," they added.
Last week the body announced an interim funding agreement for the women's team to cover their run-up to the Women's World Cup which is being held in New Zealand and Australia in July. Canada won gold in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and are among the contenders to challenge defending World Cup champions, the United States.
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Friday, March 10, 2023 at 12:00 am