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U.S. Soccer Releases âFact Sheetâ Showing Womenâs Team Actually LOST Millions Yet Was Still Paid More Than Menâs Team
A shocking claim included in the USSF fact sheet are statistics showing the womenâs team has actually lost USSF money:
From 2009 through 2019âa timeframe that includes two Womenâs World Cup championshipsâthe Womenâs National Team has earned gross revenue of $101.3 million over 238 games, for an average of $425,446 per game, and the Menâs National Team has earned gross revenue of $185.7 million over 191 games, for an average of $972,147 per game. More specifically, WNT games have generated a net profit (ticket revenues minus event expenses) in only two years (2016 and 2017).Across the entire 11-year period, WNT games generated a net loss of $27.5 million. Nevertheless, U.S. Soccer does not view these as losses, but rather as an important investment in our Womenâs National Team and in the long-term growth of womenâs soccer.
He said the analysis was âreviewed by an independent accounting firm.â The analysis showed that the womenâs team was paid more than the menâs team.
The fact sheet includes bulleted information about the different pay structures for the menâs and womenâs teams. USSF claimed that it paid "women $34.1 million in salaries and game bonuses and we paid our men $26.4 millionânot counting the significant additional value of various benefits that our womenâs players receive but which our men do not.â
For example, the womenâs team has a guaranteed salary thanks to their collective bargaining agreement with USSF. They receive a base salary of $100,000 each year and an additional salary of $67,500 to $72,500 for playing in the National Womenâs Soccer League. Male soccer players do not have such an agreement.
That agreement means women soccer players earn a guaranteed salary of $167,500 to $172,500 each year. On top of that, they are paid bonuses. The menâs team only earns bonuses. Yes, those bonuses can be larger, but thatâs because they donât have the guaranteed base salary. The womenâs team, according to USSF, also receives benefits including a 401(k) plan and health insurance, as well as maternity leave and injury protection. The menâs team does not receive any benefits.
U.S. Soccer Releases âFact Sheetâ Showing Womenâs Team Actually LOST Millions Yet Was Still Paid More Than Menâs Team
A shocking claim included in the USSF fact sheet are statistics showing the womenâs team has actually lost USSF money:
From 2009 through 2019âa timeframe that includes two Womenâs World Cup championshipsâthe Womenâs National Team has earned gross revenue of $101.3 million over 238 games, for an average of $425,446 per game, and the Menâs National Team has earned gross revenue of $185.7 million over 191 games, for an average of $972,147 per game. More specifically, WNT games have generated a net profit (ticket revenues minus event expenses) in only two years (2016 and 2017).Across the entire 11-year period, WNT games generated a net loss of $27.5 million. Nevertheless, U.S. Soccer does not view these as losses, but rather as an important investment in our Womenâs National Team and in the long-term growth of womenâs soccer.
He said the analysis was âreviewed by an independent accounting firm.â The analysis showed that the womenâs team was paid more than the menâs team.
The fact sheet includes bulleted information about the different pay structures for the menâs and womenâs teams. USSF claimed that it paid "women $34.1 million in salaries and game bonuses and we paid our men $26.4 millionânot counting the significant additional value of various benefits that our womenâs players receive but which our men do not.â
For example, the womenâs team has a guaranteed salary thanks to their collective bargaining agreement with USSF. They receive a base salary of $100,000 each year and an additional salary of $67,500 to $72,500 for playing in the National Womenâs Soccer League. Male soccer players do not have such an agreement.
That agreement means women soccer players earn a guaranteed salary of $167,500 to $172,500 each year. On top of that, they are paid bonuses. The menâs team only earns bonuses. Yes, those bonuses can be larger, but thatâs because they donât have the guaranteed base salary. The womenâs team, according to USSF, also receives benefits including a 401(k) plan and health insurance, as well as maternity leave and injury protection. The menâs team does not receive any benefits.
