This quote is a good example of what I mean...
This "offensive" statement is not factually incorrect. When the USWNT wins the men's World Cup it will be incorrect. Until then I think this guy resigned because of a specious argument being taken to court. Between this and coronavirus hysteria I'm pretty sure I'm in a bad dream right now. Society has lost its marbles.
agree the argument made by the association was terrible.
simply lay out the fact the women on the national team roster are w2 employees receiving set compensation, benefits and a bonus structure as well as the amount of money spent by the association to prop up the women's league in the us that would fold up over night if the association pulled its support.
then show that the men are effectively 1099 employees who only get paid for going through training and on a national team game day roster.
then compare the ad revenue, ticket revenue, television revision, and splits from fifa for the women and men.
if they really want to get into the issue of the potential bonuses note that for the women the national team is where they make their most money, but that isn't the case for the men. a player like pulisic gets paid a great deal of money by his club and they effect a great deal.
the physical toll on the players in the elite professional leagues is far greater in terms of the number of games so the association uses the bonus structure to entice the best men to play for the us team when they could easily sit out, save the wear and tear and get paid quite well by their clubs