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Larry Stone: Here’s what Megan Rapinoe has to say about the USWNT’s milestone equal-pay deal

Published by The Seattle Times TACOMA, Wash. — One word Megan Rapinoe used was “massive.” Another was “surreal.” Also, “monumental” and “amazing.” In the context of her two-decades-long career as a stalwart of women’s soccer in the United States, and her fundamental role in the even longer fight for pay equality, it’s not surprising that Rapinoe was overjoyed with Wednesday’s

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QOC employees competences training program begins

DOHA – The second edition of the QOC employees competences training program (Olympic Principles) has begun at the Doha Institute For Graduate Studies Headquarters on Sunday.The five-day training program is organized by the Qatar Olympic Committee’s H…

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Michelle Kaufman: U.S. Soccer guarantees equal pay to women’s and men’s national teams. It’s about time!

Published by Miami Herald The email subject line jumped out from my crowded inbox Wednesday morning, screaming to be read: U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION, WOMEN’S AND MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM UNIONS AGREE TO HISTORIC COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. I read further and smiled as I learned details about the landmark deal. After a lengthy contentious battle, which included a high-profile discrimination lawsuit, U.S.

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Soccer-U.S. men’s and women’s teams strike equal pay deal with governing body

Published by Reuters (Reuters) -U.S soccer men’s and women’s national team players will receive equal pay and prize money, including at World Cups, after they came together to agree on landmark collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with the U.S Soccer Federation on Wednesday. For official competitions, including the World Cup, the women’s (USWNT) and men’s (USMNT) national team players will earn

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