Page 32 - bon-dia-aruba-20210911

A32 sports
Diasabra 11 september 2021

US Soccer president asks men, women to equalize FIFA money

Parlow Cone said the USSF The women asked the 9th Women split $862,500 for
will be offering both unions Circuit to overrule the trial making the roster and $2.53
the same contract, which court’s ruling and put their million for winning the 2019
she said the USSF had done wage claim back on track. A World Cup, which came to
in the past. The union for three-judge panel is likely to $147,500 per player. If they
the women’s team agreed hear oral arguments late this had performed equivalently
to a deal with differing ben- year or in early 2022. to the men, the bonus for each
efits, such as health care, pay under their deal would have
for players in the National FIFA awarded $400 mil- been $37,500. The women
Women’s Soccer League and lion in prize money for the also receive payments for a
maternity and pregnancy 32 teams at the 2018 men’s post-World Cup tour that
leave and pay. The women’s World Cup, including $38 they split: $350,000 per game
deal also includes injury pay, million to champion France. if they won, $300,000 if they
401(k) plans and severance. It awarded $30 million for the finished second and $250,000
24 teams at the 2019 Wom- if they were third.
(AP) — The head of the equalizes World Cup prize Players led by Alex Morgan en’s World Cup, including $4
U.S. Soccer Federation money between the US- sued the USSF in March million to the U.S. after the The deals also have different
asked the unions of the MNT and USWNT. 2019, contending they have Americans won their second bonus structures for qualify-
women’s and men’s na- not been paid equitably un- straight title. ing.
tional teams to agree to “Finding a framework that der their collective bargaining
equalize FIFA’s World Cup works for everyone will re- agreement that runs through FIFA has increased the total The USSF is negotiating
prize money on their own. quire open and thoughtful December 2021 compared to to $440 million for the 2022 with the women’s union for
conversations and sincere what the men’s team receives men’s World Cup, and its a collective bargaining agree-
USSF President Cindy Par- commitment from USMNT under its agreement that ex- president, Gianni Infantino, ment to replace the one that
low Cone sent an open letter and USWNT players to pired in December 2018. The has proposed FIFA double expires Dec. 31.
Friday making the request, come together. Until FIFA women asked for more than the women’s prize money
which called for the men’s equalizes the prize money $64 million in damages plus to $60 million for the 2023 Cone, a former women’s na-
national team to allow the that it awards to the men’s $3 million in interest under Women’s World Cup, in tional team player, became
USSF to reallocate a portion and women’s World Cup the Equal Pay Act and Title which FIFA has increased the USSF president in March
of FIFA’s World Cup pay- participants, it is incumbent VII of the Civil Rights Act of teams to 32. 2020 when Carlos Cordeiro
ments to the federation to the upon us to collectively find a 1964. resigned after the federa-
women’s team. solution.” Most federations frame their tion’s legal filings defending
U.S. District Judge R. Gary payments to players for World the lawsuit with the women’s
“We see an opportunity to FIFA and the men’s union Klausner in Los Angeles Cups on the FIFA amounts. team caused a furor. She said
create change,” Parlow Cone did not immediately respond threw out the pay claim in last month she will seek a full
wrote. “We need our men’s to requests for comment. May 2020, ruling the women Under their labor contract, four-year term next year.
and women’s national teams rejected a pay-to-play struc- U.S. men got $55,000 each
to come together and re- “Letters to fans are not a sub- ture similar to the one in the for making the 2014 World “Coming to a resolution on
think how we’ve done things stitute,” Molly Levinson, a men’s agreement and accept- Cup roster, then split $4.3 the World Cup prize money
in the past. To that end, we spokeswoman for the women ed greater base salaries and million for earning four will be key to our separate
have invited the players and players, said in a statement. benefits than the men. He points in the group stage and collective bargaining nego-
both players’ associations to “It’s time to back up a whole allowed their allegation of reaching the knockout stage. tiations with the USMNT
join U.S. Soccer in negotiat- lot of words with actions. ” discriminatory working con- That calculated to just under and USWNT,” Parlow Cone
ing a solution together that ditions to go to trial. $187,000 per player. wrote.

CONMEBOL, Klopp and Nagelsmann decry biennial World Cup push

(AP) — South American CONMEBOL supported gelsmann said. “On the one cal sport,” Klopp said. “There ty, that’s why we have more
football’s governing body the project in question, tech- hand, it affects the overload are more demanding sports in teams in the World Cup.”
joined Europe in oppos- nical analysis showed that it is on players and there’s a de- the world, like athletics, mar- But ultimately Klopp sees
ing FIFA’s push for World highly unviable.” valuation of the World Cup. athon runs, all kind of things those political arguments as a
Cups every two years, If it takes place more often, it of course. But they don’t run mask for attempts to generate
while leading coaches Jür- European governing body doesn’t have the same signifi- 20, 30 or 40 a year, of course more cash for FIFA.
gen Klopp and Julian Na- UEFA has threatened to boy- cance.” not and other physical sports
gelsmann also voiced con- cott the World Cup if FIFA don’t have this calendar. “That’s fine,” he said. “We
cerns on Friday. doesn’t stick with holding it That’s the type of dissent do it not because of money
every four years. Arsene Wenger hasn’t high- “We all know why it’s hap- but because we love it. That’s
CONMEBOL’s resistance lighted in presentations to pening whatever people say why we started it but of
to doubling the frequency Liverpool manager Jürgen media this week during what that it is about giving differ- course we get lots of money
of World Cups is striking Klopp seems sure why FIFA FIFA calls a consultation ent countries the opportuni- as well.
given its president, Alejan- is so determined to gain sup- process. The former Arsenal
dro Domínguez, proposed port for the plan, and he’s not manager, in his role as FIFA’s
the same concept to FIFA in pleased by apparent financial chief of global football devel-
2018. Now CONMEBOL motivations. opment, is advancing a vision
thinks that biennial World that so concerns two of the
Cups would lower the qual- “In the end,” he said, “it’s all game’s current great coaches.
ity of the competition. about money, that’s how it
is.” Klopp is a respected figure in
“There is no sporting justifi- FIFA. Just three weeks ago,
cation for shortening the pe- Across in Germany, Bayern Klopp was being honored
riod between World Cups,” Munich coach Julian Nagels- by FIFA, receiving the men’s
CONMEBOL said in a state- mann was as concerned about coach of the year award from
ment that did not say if it was the impact on FIFA’s flagship Wenger.
signed off by the 10 countries events if the frequency was
in the confederation. doubled. “There’s not another sport in
world I’m sure with such a
“Although at some point “I’m no friend of that,” Na- relentless calendar, no physi-