Daily News | Canada women’s soccer players strike a week before playing USWNT in SheBelieves Cup
The players of the Canadian women’s soccer team went on strike Thursday night, a week before a scheduled game against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup.that pay equity imbalances compared to the men’s team and dramatic budget cuts to the women’s program have driven the players to walk off the field.
“As a team, we’ve decided to take job action, and from this moment on will not be participating in any Canadian Soccer Association activities until this is resolved,” Sinclair said. “It’s gotten to a point where, at least for me personally, until this is resolved, I can’t represent this federation.”laying out complaints against Canada Soccer, that nation’s governing body for the sport.
Canada’s women’s team hasn’t played a home game since last June. It has played recent friendlies in Australia, Brazil, and neutral sites in Spain.The letter ended with a demand that “If Canada Soccer is not willing or able to support our team, new leadership should be found.” A separate source told The Inquirer that the Canadian women’s team has been without an active collective bargaining agreement since the end of 2021.
The statement’s reference to cuts to training camp budgets includes the current context of the Canadian women’s team’s pre-SheBelieves Cup camp in Florida.
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