Longtime US women’s soccer journalist John Halloran reflects on Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe’s peaceful protests four years ago– and wonders if as a society, we are finally-belatedly- ready to listen.
In the aftermath of the defeat of the USWNT’s wage discrimination claims in federal court, a settlement may still be the best path forward. But how women’s soccer is financially valued, both now and in the future, remains a daunting challenge.
In the Equal Pay dispute, US Soccer’s scorched earth, sexist legal strategy is unlikely to be a winner- and only demeans its world champion employees. Neil Blackmon on poor lawyering and US Soccer’s latest strategic blunder.
Caitlin Murray, the author of the wonderful new book “The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women who changed Soccer”, joins us for a discussion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the USWNT.