Women’s soccer claim of unequal pay tossed, can argue travel

AP ^ | 5/1/20 13 minutes ago | By ANNE M. PETERSON and RONALD BLUM

[tinyowl]

Guilty.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Here’s the big question: How much revenue does women’s soccer draw compared to men’s soccer? I’ll bet it is way less than 25%.

[tinyowl]

Guilty on 100 counts. Her whole activism routine was an engineered attempt to parley her soccer into a lucrative life-after-soccer career as an influencer. In other words, it was her pension plan. Like most "activists" this one is only interested in activism in support of her own self interest. Fake. Fake. Fake.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

This was a team that was soundly beaten by several high school boys teams. A group of anti-Americans trying to capitalize their 15 minutes of fame.

[GOP Congress]

More like X TIMES Y more... at least four times more, not including product endorsements.

[PROCON]

Maybe if they made them play nekkid more people would watch and they would make more money.

Exactly, like lingerie football!

[conservative98]

They were beat by a boys middle school aged team, 5 - 2.

[kiryandil]

#Fingers2020 - - He Penetrates Right To The Heart Of Economic Intercourse

[csn vinnie]

Probably the right decision. The men bring in more revenue, and their skills are at a higher level. The ladies don’t do nearly as much of the obnoxious flopping and staging. So maybe he revenue situation will improve.

But the real point is when you bargain for something and give up something else, you should be held to your deal.

[bramps]

Women’s soccer sucks.

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The more you become a fan of the game the less you enjoy watching women play.

I suppose that goes for most sports.

To be fair they do seem to have a certain flair for beach volleyball and high diving that the men don’t seem to have.

[KarlInOhio]

This may be blasphemy here, but I like women's soccer better. When a woman is lying on the ground screaming there is usually a leg pointing in a wrong direction or at least some blood. She's not going to jump up and get back in play when the ref shakes his head at her like the men do. Flopping angers me.

Still, pay for professional sports should be based on revenue. Fewer viewers and advertisers = less pay.

[Alberta's Child]

A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discriminatory working conditions to go to trial.

It wasn't a "surprising loss" to some of us. I'm not even a lawyer, and I know that it's damn near impossible to win a lawsuit like this over compensation when you're being paid under the terms of a contract.

If the women's national soccer team thought they were getting treated unfairly, then they should have fired their union representatives who negotiated the collective bargaining agreement under which they played.

[1malumprohibitum]

You are right but it’s even worse Than that. Their bargain gave them more assured money. Now that they have done well they want to get the benefit of the risk they were unwilling to take up front. I actually like women’s soccer but this was the right decision. I am actually shocked the Judge handed it down. In this age of activism I expected it to go the other way just because.

[Go Gordon]

If a woman wants to be paid the same as the men, simply play in the men’s league. What do you mean they can’t compete at that level? Oh, so they want equal pay for unequal play. Got it.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

#17. There was a NY Mafia figure known as “Jimmy Three Fingers”. I wonder how he lost the other two. Might have to ask Joe Biden about that.

The other “Jimmy” Mafia figure was “Jimmy Keys”. Don’t ask. I don’t know.

[wardaddy]

95% of the conflict and drama in my life

Femalion generated

[L.A.Justice]

Obviously the USA Men’s Team generates more money. It doesn’t matter that they do not have the accomplishments of the Women.

It’s like the 1969 NY Mets winning the World Series and insisting the Yankees split their far superior revenue with them.
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I think the judge made the right decision...Female players already have a collective bargaining agreement...

I think the people, who filed lawsuit, do not want to recognize the fact that men’s soccer is more popular in the world than women’s soccer...

I was annoyed when some supporters, of this lawsuit, asserted that US Mens’ soccer team is not very good compared to the women’s team...Mens’ soccer is more competitive than women’s soccer...It is not easy to win games in men’s soccer...

[L.A.Justice]

This may be blasphemy here, but I like women’s soccer better. When a woman is lying on the ground screaming there is usually a leg pointing in a wrong direction or at least some blood. She’s not going to jump up and get back in play when the ref shakes his head at her like the men do. Flopping angers me.
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Brazilian ladies...They learn from guys...

There was a knockout round game between US and Brazil in 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany...There was one moment when a Brazilian player fell down on the ground...It was as if she was hurt badly...The referee refused to penalize US...Then the Brazilian player got off the ground...She was fine.

Flopping does happen in women’s game...

[DeplorableGirl]

Get off your ass & go earn a living.

[dp0622]

I LIKE YOU!!!! :)