Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn are speaking out in support of the Canada women’s national team.
In response to budget cuts, equal pay issues and an overall lack of support from Canada Soccer, the team has gone on strike. They have said that they will boycott the SheBelieves Cup if the issues are not resolved.
“What do they have to do, win a gold medal? Sell out stadiums? Oh wait…” wrote Morgan, referencing the fact that the women’s national team are the reigning Olympic champions. “It’s 2023, wake up Canada Soccer you’re on the clock.”
A number of national teams around the world have implemented equal pay resolutions in the wake of the USWNT’s landmark CBA which guaranteed equal pay between the women’s and men’s teams.
Canada’s teams, meanwhile, have had ongoing talks for their own CBA, and have previously called out the disparities as well as corruption within Canada Soccer.
On Friday, the women’s team called for a change in leadership if a resolution cannot be found.
“The players of the Canadian women’s national team are demanding immediate change,” wrote Sauerbrunn. “Treat your world-class players as world class.”
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