Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven't yet.invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. in our Country's history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House. Trump: Women's soccer player, just stated that she is "not going to the F.ing White House if we win." Other than the NBA, which now refuses to call owners, owners (please explain that I just got Criminal Justice Reform passed, Black unemployment is at the lowest J. President Donald Trump fired back with a three-tweet response in which he said "Megan should WIN first before she TALKS!" He also said he'd invite the entire U.S. women's team attracted controversy during the World Cup after a video interview, recorded in January, surfaced in which Rapinoe, using an expletive, refused to consider visiting the White House if the team won and questioned whether the team would even be invited.
"It's time to move that conversation forward to the next step."Īt another press conference, she said the prize money gap from FIFA is "not fair." We can't do anything more to impress more, to be better ambassadors, to take on more, to play better, to do anything," she said. the most incredible show that you could ever ask for. Team captain Megan Rapinoe called for pay equality during a postgame press conference. Nike said jersey sales have surged 200% compared with the last tournament four years ago. The team's winning streak has helped fuel sales of merchandise, including Nike sports jerseys. women's team won $4 million for the match, in comparison with $38 million for last year's men's champion, according to The New York Times. The FIFA prize for the women's championship also pales in comparison to the prize on the men's side. The USSF has responded by saying the pay differences are based on the "aggregate revenue generated by the different teams and/or any other factor other than sex." This, and other alleged resource disparities, prompted the women's team to sue the USSF in March. The women stand to earn a total of $260,869 each for their World Cup victory, just 23% of the $1,114,429 each of the men would have earned if they won the World Cup, according to The Guardian. men's team would have if they had won their championship.
The women's team has also been a bigger revenue-generator for the United States Soccer Federation than the men's team since their 2015 victory, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited audited USSF financial reports.ĭespite the team's high ratings, performance and revenue, the women's team will make much less from their World Cup win than the U.S. The men's team has yet to make it to a World Cup final and did not qualify for the 2018 tournament. Sunday's championship was the team's fourth World Cup victory, a FIFA record. women's national soccer team has typically performed better than the men's team. That game brought in 25.4 million total viewers, a record high in the U.S., and aired in prime time, according to Variety. soccer telecast since the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final, which the U.S.
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