A group of Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that intends to block funding for the 2026 World Cup unless the U.S. women’s national soccer team receives equal pay.
Despite the off-field allure of having a marketable U.S athlete in the ranks, this current crop have earned their place at the Champions League s top sides on merit, according to ex-national team goalkeeper Brad Friedel. The U.S. players that are at their clubs, including Christian, are in on merit and their ability alone. It’s not about marketing, Friedel tells Goal. The marketing is not as big as people think in the United States just yet. As the sport grows in the U.S., there will be opportunities, but today, he’s in on his ability alone. Christian is arguably our best player, [he] definitely is on the attacking front and at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
By Haris Alic - The Washington Times - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday led fellow Democrats in introducing legislation that would force the U.S. national soccer team to pay an equitable sum to male and female players.
Titled the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act, the legislation would withhold federal funding from the 2026 World Cup unless the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to equal pay. The legislation, which has been introduced in prior years to limited success, is favored by Democrats and the Biden White House ahead of the 2026 games, a part of which will be hosted in the U.S.
USMNT player Mark McKenzie is the latest U.S. player to suffer from racial abuse, but he is not the only one. Recent history proves this is an ongoing problem.
LFG to be Released June 24 "LFG" is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's ongoing fight for equal pay. Watch the teaser here. The movie will screen at the Tribeca Film Festival and AFI DOCS in June. HBO MAX and their new upcoming documentary coming out