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May 19, 2022

U.S. Soccer Will Pay Players of All Genders Equally in Landmark Labor Deal
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In a new landmark labor agreement, the U.S. Soccer Federation will be
paying members of its women's and men's teams equally. The deal
stipulates that soccer players will receive the same pay when competing
in international matches and, in an historic provision, dictates that
U.S. Soccer will address the gender disparity in the amount of prize
money awarded by soccer's governing body FIFA by pooling the prizes and
redistributing them equally across members of both teams.


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