If the women’s national team has actually lost money since 2009, then I don’t even know why we’re having this debate. Sports leagues and teams aren’t paid simply by how much they win. It’s called basic economics you have to generate more revenue in order to get more money.
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"Following their repeat World Cup win in Lyon, France, the team was celebrating on the field and posing for photos when Long dropped the flag she was holding. She and Rapinoe then stepped forward, leaving the flag underfoot. They continued to pose for the cameras as one of their teammates rushed forward to grab the flag.
"But these two athletes can’t be a clear example of what our country has because a number of American athletes have gone above and beyond to show respect for the national anthem and the country’s flag they represent.
"But it is what it is people seem to give damn about what Meghan Rapinoe has to say!
"They demanded equal pay with the men’s national team and it seems that they are the one that create[s] losses at the U.S. soccer federation.
"A lawsuit is currently underway over the pay disparities between the two teams . The issue at the core is simple. The women are more successful, but women’s soccer doesn’t generate the same kind of cash the men do." . . .
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