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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2019 17:39:20 GMT
Fans had gathered in their thousands, the excitement was palpable in every stadium, and footballers from four continents entertained and impressed to suggest France 2019 will be the most competitive Women's World Cup yet. England walked away with the SheBelieves Cup, taking the crown from hosts and reigning world champions the United States, signaling that the gap between the US and the rest has closed. During the annual invitational tournament, held in Nashville, Chester and Tampa, each player gathered intelligence on their opponents, managers paced the sidelines while experimenting with starters and substitutes in search of the perfect line-ups for June, but no team stood out above the rest. US team co-captain Carli Lloyd said: "The game's become more sophisticated.
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2019 17:47:09 GMT
After winning 18 of its 20 matches last year, the U.S. has started out 2019 in much more subdued fashion The U.S. women’s national team did not have the SheBelieves Cup it was hoping for. Amid some typically strong attacking displays, Jill Ellis’ side was disjointed in midfield and defense for much of the tournament. As a result, the U.S. conceded four goals in three games and only managed a second-place finish in the four-team tournament. The U.S. drew Japan and England 2-2 to begin the SheBelieves Cup before a narrow 1-0 win over Brazil to close out the tournament.
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Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2019 18:53:30 GMT
Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay today and every day. Tune in to the #SheBelievesSummit tomorrow for all the inspiration you need.
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2019 18:46:42 GMT
With a little more than three months until the U.S. plays its opening game in the FIFA Women's World Cup, 28 members of the current U.S. women's national team player pool joined in a federal lawsuit filed Friday against U.S. Soccer alleging gender discrimination. The lawsuit Of the current USWNT player pool, 28 team members were named as plaintiffs in the case filed in United States District Court in Los Angeles, and they are seeking class-action status over "institutionalized gender discrimination" toward the team. The lawsuit was filed under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The plaintiffs are seeking equitable pay and treatment, in addition to damages including back pay. Among complaints about wages, the lawsuit also notes issues with where and how often the women's team played, medical treatment and coaching. The class-action request would allow any players for the team since February 2015 to join the case. A look at a few of the total 41 complaints included in the 25-page filing: The lawsuit claims that from March 2013 through Dec. 31, 2016, when the previous collective bargaining agreement expired, players on the women's team could make a maximum salary of $72,000, plus bonuses for winning non-tournament games as well as World Cup appearances and victories, and for Olympic placement. A comparison of the WNT and MNT pay shows that if each team played 20 friendlies in a year and each team won all 20 friendlies, female WNT players would earn a maximum of $99,000 or $4,950 per game, while similarly situated male MNT players would earn an average of $263,320 or $13,166 per game against the various levels of competition they would face. The lawsuit further cites the women's three World Cup titles, four Olympic gold medals and the 2015 World Cup title game being the most-watched soccer match in American television history. The USWNT has also been ranked No. 1 in the world for 10 of the past 11 years. The lawsuit also references the "revenue-sharing model" the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) pitched as part of a new collective bargaining agreement, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2017, and runs through 2021. At the time, the pitch was meant to challenge U.S. Soccer's assessment that "market realities do not justify equal pay." Friday's filing states: "Under this model, player compensation would increase in years in which the USSF derived more revenue from WNT activities and player compensation would be less if revenue from those activities decreased. This showed the players' willingness to share in the risk and reward of the economic success of the WNT." The USWNTPA released a statement Friday noting it is not party to the lawsuit; the players are acting on their own. It said it supports their goal of "eliminating gender-based discrimination by USSF" but will continue to do so through the collective bargaining process.
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Post by Admin on Mar 13, 2019 17:47:47 GMT
Two members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team are more than teammates -- they're engaged to be married!! Defender Ali Krieger and goalie Ashlyn Harris just revealed they've not only been dating for the last 9 years, but Ashlyn actually proposed in September ... and Ali said, "Yes!" It all went down in Clearwater Beach, Florida -- where Ashlyn busted out a pretty impressive rock. The two are now planning to tie the knot at the end of 2019, according to People.com. Ali and Ashlyn met on the USWNT in 2010 -- with Harris explaining, "We always sat next to each other on the bus and on flights, and we kind of just talked about our dreams and our hopes and what we wanted to do one day when we grew up. Because at the time, we were kids."
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