by admin | May 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kris Ward is measured when speaking to the media. Last week, however, he hit a tipping point. The Washington Spirit head coach spent much of his media availability voicing frustrations about the state of refereeing in the National Women’s Soccer League, and the...
by admin | May 22, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to the NWST for achieving pay equity with the men’s national team. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NCAA who need to address the crisis of recent suicides by college athletes.
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The push for equal gender pay in sports got a shot in the arm this week when the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that players for the men’s and women’s national teams would get equal compensation. Yet while the U.S. soccer teams have achieved parity,...
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
This week’s announcement of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s landmark agreement to offer equal pay to the women’s and men’s national soccer teams – including sharing in World Cup prize money – came at the perfect time ahead of the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of...
by admin | May 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Nike signed its first high school athletes to a name, image and likeness deal as soccer players, and sisters, Alyssa and Gisele Thompson were signed by the brand. Alyssa is a junior and Gisele a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake high school in Los Angeles, and both inked...
by admin | May 18, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal to pay the U.S. Men’s National Team and the U.S. Women’s National Team equally, eliminating a contentious pay gap that saw female players earning less. The new collective bargaining...
by admin | May 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Former soccer star Abby Wambach is so proud of the big moves the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team has made for equality in sports. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE about her podcast We Can Do Hard Things with wife, author Glennon Doyle, Wambach opened up...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Superstar forward Alex Morgan scored all four goals Saturday as the San Diego Wave took its season home opener with a 4-0 victory over the visiting NJ/NY Gotham. Converting two penalty kicks and, in the second half, making two goals, Morgan helped the Wave become only...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Chelsea have clinched the 2021-22 Women’s Super League title after coming from behind to claim a thrilling 4-2 victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Head coach Emma Hayes’ side were just a point ahead of second-place Arsenal entering the final game of...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League showed some of its potential at Saturday’s Challenge Cup final — but the match also showed how far the league has to go. The title went to the North Carolina Courage, who outlasted the Washington Spirit in a...
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