Loaded with star power and more competitive than ever, this Women’s World Cup promises to be one of the greatest World Cups ever played. In spite of that, or perhaps because of it, the battles off the field to remedy the pay and working conditions inequities that plague women’s soccer are fiercer than ever.
We preview the tournament, which begins Friday in Paris.
Jill Ellis will announce her 23-woman roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup within the week. Here’s our guess at who will help the US defend their World Cup title.
Two years after the filing of their wage discrimination Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and less than 100 days from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, more US Women’s National Team players are suing the US Soccer Federation. This time, they are alleging gender discrimination under the Pay Equity Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
The lawsuit could last years. We analyze it.
The US won their SheBelieves Cup finale, and may have found some answers defensively in the process.
But they leave the tournament with plenty of questions ahead of their World Cup defense.
Questions about midfield depth, centerback options and whether this is finally Alex Morgan’s time dominate discussions around the US Women’s National Team as they ready a defense of their title.
TYAC celebrates ten years of telling American soccer stories in 2019. Reflections on the first decade.
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