The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally.
— For lesser tournaments, such as those run by the governing body of North America, players will earn identical game bonuses.— For exhibition games, players will receive matching appearance fees and performance payments based on the match result and opponent rank. Players who don’t dress will earn a fee that is the equivalent of participating in a national team training camp.
“I think we’ve outgrown some of the conditions that may look like we have lost something, but now our league is actually strong enough where now we don’t need as many guaranteed contracts, you know, we can be on more of a pay-to-play model," Purce said. — The women and men also will receive a portion of commercial revenue from tickets for matches controlled by the USSF, with bonuses for sellouts, and each team will get a portion of broadcast, partner and sponsor revenue.— Players will get a 401 plan and the USSF will match up to 5% of a player's compensation, subject to IRS limits. That money will be deducted from the shares of commercial revenue.
Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements.As part of the settlement, players will split $22 million, about one-third of what they had sought in damages. The USSF also agreed to establish a fund with $2 million to benefit the players in their post-soccer careers and charitable efforts aimed at growing the sport for women.
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