USWNT stars accuse U.S. Soccer of wage discrimination in EEOC filing

OK. But should what the Germans think affect what the USWNT does in a labor dispute?

 

They'll never have more leverage. The 2015 WC team had the smokin hot star, the cropped butch and the crazy ass psycho goalie. It was like watching Orange is the New Black for soccer. Perfect casting.

 

It shouldn't be, given that male players are usually shorter and, thus, should be eating less than other world class athletes.

However, the women are probably more likely to purge. Bumping up the per diem would be throwing good money after bad.

 

Exactly. That's not the US players' problem. US Soccer may want to consider that while they're playing hardball this spring and summer and the IOC may want to have a phone call or two with them, I suppose, but it would work in favor of the players getting a deal.

But, again, the strike-before-the-Olympics scenario assumes a player-favorable ruling out of federal court in Chicago that tosses out the memorandum of understanding.

 

Maybe I'm alone but I think disrespecting their peers in the international soccer community would be their problem. Dispute all they want, once they agree to terms and show up at the Games, play the games. Say its a final, the team you beat in the semi's would give limbs to be playing in your spot and you're going to sit out? Not a good look, not a good way to engender sympathy.

 

Agreeing to terms is the key here. The players will not have agreed to terms until they have a deal with US Soccer.

And there's not a chance in the world this would happen before a final. If at all (and it's a gigantic if) a strike would be planned for at least a couple weeks before competition begins to provide US Soccer enough time to see they're serious and get a deal done.